The town of Killen, AL is a beautiful small town located in Lauderdale County. It has a population of around 3,500 people and is known for its close knit community and local charm. The politics in 35645 Killen, AL are represented by the Mayor and City Council who are elected by the citizens every four years to oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. The current mayor is Joe Mayfield, who was elected in 2018. The City Council consists of six members who serve on a number of committees and make decisions that affect the entire city. They also work with local businesses and organizations to ensure that all residents have access to quality services such as water, sewer, street repairs, and other public works projects. All political candidates must be registered voters within the city limits in order to run for office or vote in elections.
The political climate in Zip 35645 (Killen, AL) is very conservative.
Lauderdale County, AL is very conservative. In Lauderdale County, AL 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.9%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35645 (Killen, AL) is very conservative.
Killen, Alabama is very conservative.
Lauderdale County, Alabama is very conservative.
Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area is very 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.
Killen, 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 35645 (Killen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $17,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $13,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)