Gulf Shores, AL is a small town located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. This vibrant community is home to a diverse array of people who are committed to ensuring that their voices are heard when it comes to local politics. From city council meetings to state and national representatives, Gulf Shores residents are actively engaged in the political process. City Council meetings provide residents with opportunities to engage in local politics and influence decisions made by elected officials. Additionally, Gulf Shores has two state representatives in Congress who work to ensure that the interests of their constituents are represented at all levels of government. From advocating for new infrastructure projects to championing better education options, Gulf Shores's elected officials strive to create a bright future for this beloved coastal town.
The political climate in Gulf Shores, AL is moderately conservative.
Baldwin County, AL is very conservative. In Baldwin County, AL 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baldwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.4%.
Baldwin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gulf Shores, AL is moderately conservative.
Baldwin County, Alabama is very conservative.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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.
Gulf Shores, 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 Gulf Shores, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $48,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $190,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)