The Huntsville Metro Area, located in Alabama, is a vibrant and diverse area full of thriving communities. Politically, the region is largely represented by Republican candidates at the local level. On the state level, representatives from both major parties have actively campaigned for office within the region, leading to a competitive political climate. While Huntsville has a majority of Republican elected officials, there is still a great deal of diversity in terms of political ideologies among its population. People from all walks of life have an opportunity to express their views on local issues and to participate in the democratic process. There are also many opportunities available for citizens to get involved with local politics through various events and organizations that promote civic engagement and education within the community. With so much political activity taking place in the region, residents can feel confident that their voices will be heard when it comes to important decisions about policy and city-wide initiatives.
The political climate in Huntsville Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Huntsville Metro Area 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Huntsville metro area remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 41.2%.
The Huntsville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntsville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Huntsville, 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 Huntsville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,286 contributions totaling $2,268,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,015 contributions totaling $3,337,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)