Gantt, AL is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Alabama. It has a population of around 2,500 and is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. While Gantt does not have any local political candidates at this time, there are still politics at work in the city. The mayor and council members are responsible for making important decisions about the future of the town, including approving new projects, creating laws to ensure public safety, budgeting for necessary services, and addressing citizen concerns. Furthermore, Gantt also has representatives in the state legislature who make policy decisions on behalf of their constituents. All of these factors contribute to shaping the politics of Gantt and ensuring that its citizens have a voice in how their home is run.
The political climate in Gantt, AL is strongly conservative.
Covington County, AL is very conservative. In Covington County, AL 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.6%.
Covington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gantt, AL is strongly conservative.
Covington County, Alabama 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.
Gantt, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Gantt, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $6,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)