The politics in 36274 Roanoke, AL are heavily influenced by the local government. This small city is represented in the Randolph County Council and the mayor serves as the head of this body. The elected members of the Council are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Roanoke. They decide how public funds will be spent and they work closely with county-wide governing bodies to ensure that Roanoke receives its fair share of resources and services. In addition, the mayor also works with representatives from neighboring cities to secure roads, public transportation, and other benefits for citizens. Furthermore, each year residents have an opportunity to weigh in on local political issues through town hall meetings and special elections. There is a strong sense of community within Roanoke, AL and residents take pride in participating in their local government—from attending meetings to casting their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 36274 (Roanoke, AL) is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, AL is very conservative. In Randolph County, AL 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.3%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36274 (Roanoke, AL) is strongly conservative.
Roanoke, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, Alabama is very conservative.
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Alabama is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Roanoke, Alabama: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 36274 (Roanoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $40 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)