Etowah County, Alabama is located in the northeastern part of the state and is a vibrant community with plenty of political engagement. Local elections are held regularly for various positions such as county commissioner, school board member, and mayor of cities such as Gadsden and Attalla. The local political scene is lively with candidates from both major political parties vying for office. Recent initiatives have been focused on economic development, bringing jobs to the area and supporting local businesses. Residents in Etowah County take their civic duties seriously, eagerly voting in every election. Overall, Etowah County has a strong presence in politics and government with residents actively participating in its democratic process.
The political climate in Etowah County, AL is very conservative.
In Etowah County, AL 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Etowah County, AL is very conservative.
Gadsden Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Etowah, 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 Etowah County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 611 contributions totaling $108,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $120,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)