The politics in 35824 Huntsville, AL are dominated by local representatives from both major parties. Republican candidates tend to be favored in the area, but Democratic candidates have enjoyed some success as well. There have been several races for various state and local offices in recent years that have seen close contests between the two major parties. The current mayor is a Republican, and most of the city council members are also Republicans. Huntsville residents participate in frequent local elections that help shape their community's government and future direction. Local initiatives such as public transportation projects, economic development projects, and school improvements have all been debated before voters at the polls. The people of Huntsville take pride in being actively involved in their local political process and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 35824 (Huntsville, AL) is leaning conservative.
Madison County, AL is leaning conservative. In Madison County, AL 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.8%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35824 (Huntsville, AL) is leaning conservative.
Huntsville, Alabama is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Alabama is leaning conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 35824 (Huntsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $301,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $618 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $44,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)