The small rural town of Gaylesville, Alabama, located in the zip code 35973, is a quiet community of 1,500 people. There are no local political candidates in this area as it is not large enough to have its own representation. However, residents of Gaylesville are still very involved in the politics of their state and nation. They attend rallies and fundraisers for their favorite candidates and actively participate in voting drives and other events. Despite their small size, they have made their presence felt by having an active role in the government and voicing their opinions on important issues. Additionally, many Gaylesville residents support local initiatives that help improve the quality of life for those living there.
The political climate in Zip 35973 (Gaylesville, AL) is very conservative.
Cherokee County, AL is very conservative. In Cherokee County, AL 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 13.2%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35973 (Gaylesville, AL) is very conservative.
Gaylesville, Alabama is very conservative.
Cherokee County, Alabama is very conservative.
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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.
Gaylesville, 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 35973 (Gaylesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)