The politics in Phenix City, AL 36870 are largely centered around local issues and initiatives. The city is governed by a mayor, who is elected to a four-year term, as well as six council members who serve two-year terms. Local political candidates focus their campaigns on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety & security, and quality of life for residents. They seek to represent the best interests of the people within the city and ensure that their needs are being met. All citizens of Phenix City have the opportunity to participate in local elections and voice their opinion on important issues. With an engaged population, citizens can become part of the decision making process and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 36870 (Phenix City, AL) is moderately conservative.
Lee County, AL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, AL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36870 (Phenix City, AL) is moderately conservative.
Phenix City, Alabama is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Alabama is moderately conservative.
Auburn-Opelika 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.
Phenix City, 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 36870 (Phenix City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $11,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $9,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)