Birmingham, AL is a diverse city with a population of over 212,000 people. It is the most populous city in Alabama and has been a major cultural and economic center for over a century. The political landscape in Birmingham is currently dominated by the Democratic Party, which holds all five positions on the City Council. Birmingham's current mayor is Randall Woodfin, who was elected in 2017. The City Council meets monthly to discuss major issues facing the city such as infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development. Local candidates are often strongly supported by both parties and the residents of Birmingham take part actively in elections to help ensure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 35215 (Birmingham, AL) is somewhat 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 35215 (Birmingham, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Birmingham, Alabama is somewhat 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 35215 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $15,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $71,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)