Geraldine, Alabama is a small town located in Marshall County. It is known for its friendly people and peaceful atmosphere. Although it is a small town, Geraldine has a rich political history. The local government consists of a mayor and five city council members who are elected by the citizens every four years. Recently, Mayor Bill Jones was re-elected after being in office for 15 years. The city council members have also been re-elected and include: Rita Johnson, Janet Smith, Joe Sanders, Jeff Robinson, and Mark Thomas. In addition to the local government officials, there are many other political groups and organizations that serve the residents of Geraldine. These include the Republican Party of Marshall County, which holds regular meetings and events to discuss current issues; the Democratic Party of Marshall County, which organizes fundraisers to support candidates running for office; and several smaller civic organizations such as the American Legion and Kiwanis Club that work together to improve their community through charitable activities.
The political climate in Geraldine, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Geraldine, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb 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.
Geraldine, 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 Geraldine, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $8,426 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)