The politics in Cullman, Alabama are focused on the development of the city and its people. As the largest city in the county, Cullman has a strong representation in state government. The mayor serves as the primary representative for local interests, and is responsible for submitting legislation to the state legislature. Additionally, there are numerous elected officials from both parties that represent Cullman citizens in varying capacities. This includes representatives from both major political parties that serve on committees and boards which address issues related to water management, public transportation, taxation and other issues relevant to life in Cullman. Ultimately, politics in Cullman is focused on ensuring that its citizens have access to all resources necessary for their success.
The political climate in Cullman, AL is moderately conservative.
Cullman County, AL is very conservative. In Cullman County, AL 10.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cullman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.1% to 10.7%.
Cullman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cullman, AL is moderately conservative.
Cullman County, Alabama is very conservative.
Cullman 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.
Cullman, 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 Cullman, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,211 contributions totaling $77,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 900 contributions totaling $194,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)