Gadsden, AL is a small city located in the northeastern part of the state. It is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who are responsible for making decisions about budgeting, transportation, economic development, public safety, and other matters affecting the community. Gadsden's politics are heavily influenced by its diverse population base, which includes people of various backgrounds and levels of education. The city has an active political scene with several local candidates running for office each election cycle. Issues that often arise in Gadsden elections include education, property taxes, healthcare, infrastructure improvements, and job creation. Voters in Gadsden also have to consider the impact their choices may have on their neighbors as well as how their decision may influence larger state-level policies. All these factors make Gadsden's politics interesting and complex.
The political climate in Gadsden, AL is moderately conservative.
Etowah County, AL is very conservative. In Etowah County, AL 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gadsden, AL is moderately conservative.
Etowah County, Alabama is very conservative.
Gadsden 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.
Gadsden, 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 Gadsden, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,252 contributions totaling $264,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,022 contributions totaling $212,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)