Rainsville, AL is a small town in northeastern Alabama. Politics in Rainsville are largely based on local initiatives and the interests of the community. Residents are very engaged in local politics and take part in city council meetings, county commission meetings, and other public forums where political issues are discussed. Rainsville has a long tradition of voting for candidates who share their values and care for the wellbeing of the entire community. The town has a wide range of political opinions but most residents work together when it comes to making decisions that will benefit everyone. Local elections often attract many candidates who share similar platforms that focus on improving infrastructure, encouraging economic development, and promoting programs that benefit all citizens. Rainsville is proud to be a thriving community with strong commitment to its citizens and to preserving its rich heritage.
The political climate in Rainsville, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rainsville, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Alabama 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.
Rainsville, 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 Rainsville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $21,074 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $19,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)