The politics in 35648 Lexington, Alabama are shaped by local and state-level initiatives. Local ballot issues have helped shape the area since its incorporation in 1819. The current Mayor of Lexington is Jimmy Rainey who was elected in 2016, and the City Council consists of four members: Robert Eugene Blessing, Mary Lee Mooneyham, Tim Tucker Jr., and Mark Morris. These representatives work on behalf of their constituents to ensure that the town has adequate resources and a strong sense of community. Additionally, state elections are an important factor for Lexington’s political landscape as citizens must decide which candidates align with their values most closely and will best serve their interests. On a federal level, Alabama’s US Congressional Representatives for District 5 are Robert B. Aderholt (R) and Mo Brooks (R), both of whom have served since 1997. Statewide officials such as Governor Kay Ivey (R) and Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) also represent the citizens of 35648 Lexington.Overall, politics in this area are heavily influenced by the local town government as well as statewide decisions that affect everyone in Alabama.
The political climate in Zip 35648 (Lexington, 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 35648 (Lexington, AL) is very conservative.
Lexington, 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.
Lexington, 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 35648 (Lexington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $3,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $548 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)