Birmingham, AL is a vibrant city located in Jefferson County. Politically, Birmingham leans left, with the Democratic Party having a stronghold on local politics. The current mayor is Randall Woodfin and he presides over nine members of the Birmingham City Council. In addition to the various members of council, there are also county commissioners and state representatives, all of whom serve to make sure that Birmingham remains an equitable and progressive city for its residents. With the many initiatives taken by Mayor Woodfin and the City Council, Birmingham has seen tremendous growth in recent years. From infrastructure improvements to housing programs to economic development initiatives, the leadership of Birmingham has done much to ensure that the city continues to thrive and progress.
The political climate in Zip 35212 (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 35212 (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 35212 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 362 contributions totaling $27,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $4,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)