Rainsville, AL is a small town in northeastern Alabama situated along the banks of the Little River. It is a close-knit community with a strong sense of pride and identity. The local government of Rainsville is composed of the Mayor, City Council Members, and various other boards and committees; all of which serve to make sure that Rainsville remains an attractive and safe place to live. The elected officials strive to keep taxes low while maintaining essential services such as police protection, fire protection, public works, parks and recreation, sanitation services, library services, and more. Although there are no formal political candidates currently running for office in 35986 Rainsville, AL, there have been several initiatives recently undertaken by local leaders to improve the quality of life for residents. These initiatives include plans for better infrastructure, improved housing options, improved access to education opportunities, and increased economic development for businesses in the area. All of these efforts demonstrate how committed Rainsville’s elected officials are to making their town a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 35986 (Rainsville, 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 35986 (Rainsville, AL) is very conservative.
Rainsville, 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.
Rainsville, 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 35986 (Rainsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $12,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $878 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $13,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)