The politics in 36867 Phenix City, AL, are centered on the local level. Phenix City is home to a mayor-council government, with the mayor elected at large and six city council members representing various wards throughout the city. Residents of Phenix City can attend monthly city council meetings to stay informed about important local issues and express opinions on policies that affect their community. Additionally, residents may participate in public forums to discuss possible changes or improvements to the city's infrastructure, as well as engage with local political representatives who can take their opinions into account when making decisions for the municipality. With local issues such as tax rates and public safety impacting citizens every day, it is important for residents of Phenix City to stay informed and involved in local politics so that they can have a say in shaping their community.
The political climate in Zip 36867 (Phenix City, AL) is leaning liberal.
Russell County, AL is leaning liberal. In Russell County, AL 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 46.2%.
Russell county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36867 (Phenix City, AL) is leaning liberal.
Phenix City, Alabama is leaning liberal.
Russell County, Alabama is leaning liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Phenix City, Alabama: D d d D d d
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 36867 (Phenix City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $11,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $19,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)