The 35207 zip code of Birmingham, Alabama is home to a diverse population of citizens who are passionate about local politics. The area has seen great progress in recent years with the introduction of new public initiatives and development projects. Residents have the ability to elect several representatives from their area for local offices such as City Council members, County Commissioners, and State Representatives. These elected officials are tasked with addressing issues that affect residents in the 35207 zip code directly, from housing to education to public safety and beyond. With so many important decisions being made at the local level, it is important for all citizens in this area to stay informed and engaged on political issues in order to ensure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 35207 (Birmingham, AL) is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35207 (Birmingham, AL) is moderately liberal.
Birmingham, Alabama is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Birmingham, Alabama: r r 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 35207 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $1,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)