The City of Fultondale in the state of Alabama is a small community with a strong focus on local politics. With no large population base, the city relies on its citizens to make their voices heard. Elected officials serve the residents of Fultondale and are held accountable to them for their actions. Local elections are held every four years in order to select city council members and mayor, who govern the city’s policies and regulations. Through these elections, citizens are given the opportunity to select representatives that will best serve their interests. Furthermore, active civic engagement is encouraged through town hall meetings and other forums where residents can voice their opinions about local issues. In this way, Fultondale’s political scene remains vibrant and interconnected with its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 35068 (Fultondale, 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 35068 (Fultondale, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Fultondale, 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.
Fultondale, 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 35068 (Fultondale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $5,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)