Kennedy, AL is a small town located in the northwest region of Alabama. It is governed by a Mayor and Town Council, with the Mayor being elected to serve a four-year term. The current mayor, Kim Mangum, was elected in 2016 and is responsible for representing the town's interests at both state and local government levels. In addition to the mayor, there are five members of Kennedy's Town Council who are elected every two years by registered voters in the city. Together, they work together to enact legislation that benefits the citizens and promotes economic growth throughout the area. The council also provides support for local businesses and organizations within Kennedy, helping to ensure their success and provide resources for residents. Through their leadership and dedication to public service, Kennedy's political leaders have been successful in maintaining a positive environment for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 35574 (Kennedy, AL) is very conservative.
Lamar County, AL is very conservative. In Lamar County, AL 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.8% to 13.6%.
Lamar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35574 (Kennedy, AL) is very conservative.
Kennedy, Alabama is very conservative.
Lamar County, Alabama is very conservative.
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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.
Kennedy, Alabama: R R R R R R
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 35574 (Kennedy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $5,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)