Guntersville, AL is a small town located in Marshall County, with a population of about 8,300. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and diverse community. While the city does not have many large-scale political fights or elections, there are numerous local and regional issues that the residents of Guntersville are passionate about. From environmental concerns to infrastructure projects, the people of Guntersville make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about their local government. Local candidates running for office often focus on these important issues and seek to represent a fair balance between development and conservation. Residents take pride in voting on Election Day and ensure that they cast their ballots to select leaders that will best serve their interests and beliefs.
The political climate in Guntersville, AL is strongly 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
Guntersville, AL is strongly 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.
Guntersville, 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 Guntersville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 437 contributions totaling $80,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,535 contributions totaling $887,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)