Union Grove, AL is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. There is much local politics taking place in Union Grove, where people are passionate about their community and their elected representatives. With a wide range of political views, there are many issues that the citizens of Union Grove are divided on whether it’s about education, taxation, or environmental protection. The town's government is made up of an elected body composed mainly of local residents who strive to make decisions based on what they believe is best for the town’s future. In addition to this body, there are many action-oriented groups and committees dedicated to actively making change within the community. From youth organizations to senior citizen organizations, all have a stake in local politics and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard throughout Union Grove.
The political climate in Union Grove, 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
Union Grove, 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.
Union Grove, 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 Union Grove, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $21,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)