The town of Thomasville, AL (36784) is a small town in southwestern Alabama with a population of just under 6,000 people. Though it is a relatively small town, its politics are no less important than those in larger cities. Thomasville is known for being a predominantly Democratic stronghold in the state and they have several strong local political candidates representing their party. These candidates have been working hard to make sure that the needs of the community are met and that their voices are heard in the local government. They have also worked to ensure that members of all parts of the community feel represented in their local government by advocating for policies aimed at protecting vulnerable populations and helping those who have been economically disadvantaged. With these local political leaders working together with other elected officials, Thomasville has seen positive strides made towards improving its economy, infrastructure, and overall quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 36784 (Thomasville, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Clarke County, AL 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 43.8%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36784 (Thomasville, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Thomasville, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Clarke 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.
Thomasville, 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 36784 (Thomasville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)