The politics of 36109 Montgomery, AL reflect the greater politics of Alabama as a whole. The state is largely Republican-leaning and has voted for GOP candidates in recent presidential elections. As for local office, Montgomery County is currently represented by a majority Democratic City Council and Mayor Steven Reed. Mayor Reed was elected in 2019 to serve as the first African American mayor of the city since its founding in 1819. His administration has been focused on increasing economic development opportunities and addressing inequities in education. The city also works to ensure all residents have access to voting rights and equal representation. In addition, Montgomery residents are encouraged to participate in public forums and town hall meetings to share their perspectives on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 36109 (Montgomery, AL) is moderately 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 36109 (Montgomery, AL) is moderately liberal.
Montgomery, Alabama is moderately 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.
Montgomery, 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 36109 (Montgomery)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 724 contributions totaling $30,847 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $117,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)