The city of Lapine, AL (zip code 36046) is served by a mayor-council form of local government. The Mayor, elected every four years, is the chief executive officer of the town and presides over all city-related activities. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. They are charged with making laws and regulations that promote the welfare and well-being of the citizens. The Council sets tax rates and approves the use of public resources for city projects such as new roads, parks, or building repairs. They also approve or reject zoning changes and other important decisions that affect life in Lapine. The city is active in its political engagement and encourages citizen participation through various activities such as voter registration drives and information sessions on local issues.
The political climate in Zip 36046 (Lapine, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, AL is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, AL 65.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.1% to 33.6%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36046 (Lapine, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Lapine, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, Alabama is strongly liberal.
Montgomery Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lapine, Alabama: d d 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 36046 (Lapine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)