The city of Mountain Brook, AL 35223 is a vibrant community with a deep commitment to local politics. With many committed citizens taking part in the democratic process, the political atmosphere of the city is quite active. Local elections frequently feature debates between multiple candidates vying for various positions such as mayor, city council and school board members. The citizens of Mountain Brook take their civic duties seriously and make sure to weigh both sides of the issues before casting their votes. It is no surprise then that voter turnout is usually high and that campaigns are used to educate voters on current topics and issues. The political environment in Mountain Brook continues to be an important part of life here and remains a strong influence in shaping the future of the community.
The political climate in Zip 35223 (Mountain Brook, AL) is leaning 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 35223 (Mountain Brook, AL) is leaning liberal.
Mountain Brook, Alabama is leaning 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.
Mountain Brook, 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 35223 (Mountain Brook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,855 contributions totaling $805,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,398 contributions totaling $2,191,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,568 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)