Douglas, AL is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Despite its size, it has an active political scene and is home to multiple political organizations and candidates. The local Democratic Party has strong support in Douglas and hosts frequent meetings where residents can discuss their concerns with their representatives. On the Republican side, various organizations within Douglas promote conservative policies and smaller government initiatives such as deregulation and decreased taxes. Candidates from both parties are often seen campaigning around town during election season, and local residents are usually eager to provide feedback on current political issues. With a variety of voices heard throughout Douglas, it’s clear that politics remain important to the community.
The political climate in Douglas, 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
Douglas, 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $2,331 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $27,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)