The 35208 zip code of Birmingham, Alabama is home to a diverse population with a strong civic pride. With regards to politics, the city is part of the Jefferson County district and is represented by several local politicians in various levels of government. At the federal level, the city has two congressmen, Rep. Terri Sewell (D) and Rep. Gary Palmer (R), who are responsible for representing Birmingham’s interests in Washington D.C. At the state level, Birmingham is in District 59 which includes parts of Jefferson County and is currently held by Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D). On the county level, Birmingham is served by several commissioners as well as judges at both municipal and circuit court levels that serve Jefferson County as a whole. Locally, Birmingham has an elected mayor and City Council that oversee daily operations within each respective district. All of these representatives work together to ensure that the citizens of 35208 have their voices heard on all relevant issues.
The political climate in Zip 35208 (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 35208 (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 35208 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $7,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)