The 35228 Midfield, AL area is a vibrant community with a focus on local politics and civic engagement. The City Council of Midfield consists of five members that are elected by the residents of the city to serve four-year terms. The Mayor is chosen from among the City Council members and serves a two-year term. Currently, there is an active push for greater representation from marginalized communities, especially in terms of gender and racial diversity among elected officials. Residents take pride in their involvement in local politics and actively participate in elections, town hall meetings, and other forums to express their opinions. Local elections are often highly contested as candidates work to earn votes from citizens committed to improving their community through thoughtful policy changes and initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 35228 (Midfield, 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 35228 (Midfield, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Midfield, 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.
Midfield, 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 35228 (Midfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)