Grant, AL is a relatively small town with a population of just under 3,000 people. The local government is made up of a mayor and five city council members who together are responsible for making the important decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of the citizens. In Grant, AL, politics focuses on improving infrastructure, such as road improvements, water and sewer systems development, and economic growth initiatives. Residents in Grant have the opportunity to choose from several local political candidates when deciding who will represent them in office. These candidates usually come from different backgrounds but they all strive to use their experience to help benefit Grant and its citizens.
The political climate in Grant, AL is very conservative.
Marshall County, AL is very conservative. In Marshall County, AL 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.0%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant, AL is very conservative.
Marshall County, Alabama is very conservative.
Albertville 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.
Grant, 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 Grant, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $21,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 356 contributions totaling $205,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)