The politics in 36509 Bayou La Batre, AL are heavily rooted in the core values of the community. This includes an emphasis on local control, environmental stewardship, and economic opportunity for all residents. The town is represented at the local level by a Mayor and City Council who work together to provide services and support to citizens while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Citizens of 36509 Bayou La Batre have a strong sense of civic pride, with many taking part in local elections and advocating for issues that affect their lives. The city is also home to a number of organizations which focus on social justice, education, and economic empowerment for all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 36509 (Bayou La Batre, 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 36509 (Bayou La Batre, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Bayou La Batre, 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.
Bayou La Batre, 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 36509 (Bayou La Batre)
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 11 contributions totaling $9,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $876 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)