Politics in 35903 Gadsden, AL are important to the citizens of this area. The city operates under a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and council members being elected by the public. There are several local political candidates running for positions in the upcoming election, including those for mayor, City Council and other local offices. Citizens have their say on topics such as zoning regulations, school budgets and infrastructure projects. It is important that citizens stay informed on the issues and become involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings, reading up on political issues, voting in elections and making sure they are familiar with their candidates’ platforms before heading out to vote. Citizens can also participate in community events like cleanups or volunteer to help run campaigns or work at polling sites during elections.
The political climate in Zip 35903 (Gadsden, AL) is strongly conservative.
Etowah County, AL is very conservative. In Etowah County, AL 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, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35903 (Gadsden, AL) is strongly conservative.
Gadsden, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Etowah County, Alabama is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 35903 (Gadsden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $3,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $7,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)