Phenix City, AL is a small city located in Russell County. It has a population of 35,000 and is governed by Mayor Eddie Lowe, who was elected to his first term in 2016. Phenix City residents have voted for local candidates from both major political parties in the past. Recently, the local elections have seen an increase in citizen participation and voter turnout as people become more politically aware. This increase in engagement is indicative of the increasingly diverse population that now resides in the city, and it can be seen as a sign of positive growth. The city's political landscape is largely focused on issues such as improving public services, increasing economic opportunities for the community, and creating better infrastructure for businesses and families alike. As Phenix City continues to grow and develop, it remains to be seen what kind of impact its citizens will have on its political future.
The political climate in Zip 36869 (Phenix City, AL) is leaning liberal.
Russell County, AL is leaning liberal. In Russell County, AL 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 46.2%.
Russell county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36869 (Phenix City, AL) is leaning liberal.
Phenix City, Alabama is leaning liberal.
Russell County, Alabama is leaning liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Phenix City, 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 36869 (Phenix City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $2,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $5,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)