The politics in 36695 Mobile, AL are heavily influenced by the local government. With a population of over 60,000 people, Mobile is home to many different voices and perspectives. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with an elected mayor and seven council members who represent the various districts of the city. Elections for these positions are held every four years. As part of their duties, elected officials must approve budgets, set policies, and appoint department heads to be responsible for carrying out the laws and regulations of the city. In addition, there are numerous other public offices that serve the citizens of Mobile such as sheriffs, state representatives, judges and more. All of these elected officials work hard to ensure that Mobile remains a safe and prosperous community for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 36695 (Mobile, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Mobile County, AL 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mobile county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.4%.
Mobile county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36695 (Mobile, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Mobile, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Mobile 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.
Mobile, 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 36695 (Mobile)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 849 contributions totaling $63,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 655 contributions totaling $200,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)