36919 Silas, AL is a small rural town located in Choctaw County. Politics are important here, as they are across the country. The town is part of Alabama's Third Congressional District which is represented by Republican Mike Rogers. At the state level, 36919 Silas is represented by several state senators and representatives. Though they come from different political backgrounds, these elected officials strive to work together to create policies that benefit the citizens of 36919 Silas. Recent issues debated include education policy, taxation reform and agricultural funding. Additionally, there are many local elections that take place throughout the year for positions such as mayor, city council members and school board members. These elections allow residents to have their voices heard and ensure that their concerns are taken into account when developing new policies in the area.
The political climate in Zip 36919 (Silas, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Choctaw County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Choctaw County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Choctaw county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.9%.
Choctaw county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36919 (Silas, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Silas, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Choctaw County, Alabama is somewhat 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.
Silas, Alabama: d 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 36919 (Silas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)