Graysville, AL is a small town with a population of 1,500 people and is located in northwestern Alabama. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor elected to serve as the chief executive and the city council representing the citizens. The mayor is responsible for implementing policies and making decisions on behalf of the town, while the council serves as a legislative body and advises the mayor. The city council meets monthly to discuss matters relevant to local politics such as taxes, zoning regulations, community development, budgeting, and other important topics. Every two years there are elections for all positions on the city council. These elections are open to both residents of Graysville and non-residents alike who have an interest in local politics. Additionally, voting is compulsory in Graysville in order to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard in local decision-making processes.
The political climate in Graysville, AL is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graysville, AL is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Graysville, Alabama: r r d d d D
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 Graysville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,142 contributions totaling $79,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $46,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)