Geraldine, AL is a small town located in De Kalb county. The population of the town is approximately 1,200 people and it is governed by the Town Council. The council consists of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Currently, the mayor of Geraldine is Jody Hill and the four other council members include Justin Smith, Tim Johnson, Penny Jameson, and Jack Turner. These individuals work together to ensure that Geraldine runs smoothly and efficiently through local legislation and initiatives that benefit their citizens. They strive to create a positive environment for the residents of Geraldine while also ensuring public safety and promoting economic growth. The politics in 35974 Geraldine, AL are centered on creating an atmosphere that puts its citizens first and supports them in their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 35974 (Geraldine, AL) is very conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35974 (Geraldine, AL) is very conservative.
Geraldine, Alabama is very conservative.
DeKalb 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.
Geraldine, 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 35974 (Geraldine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)