The Gadsden, Alabama metro area is home to a diverse and vibrant population that is deeply involved in the local political landscape. Several highly active organizations engage in civic discourse, making the metro area a dynamic center for political dialog and action. The various political parties are strongly represented in the region, with elected representatives from both the Democratic and Republican Parties currently holding local offices. There are numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved in their government by attending meetings, joining committees, or even running for office themselves. In addition to these organizations, Gadsden also has an active citizen voting base that consistently turns out on election day to make their voices heard. As such, the Gadsden metro area provides a unique opportunity for residents to engage with their leaders at all levels of government and ensure that their values and interests are being taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Gadsden Metro Area is very conservative.
In Gadsden Metro Area 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, the Gadsden metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
The Gadsden metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Gadsden Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 611 contributions totaling $108,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $120,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)