Politics in 35126 Pinson, AL is a deeply important part of the community. Residents of this area are proud to be part of a region where their opinions are heard and their local government is transparent and accountable. The small city has an elected Mayor and City Council that serve as the legislative branch of government, setting policy for the entire municipality and working with citizens to ensure progress and prosperity. There is also a City Clerk who serves as the administrative arm of the municipal government, making sure that all policies are followed correctly. Other areas of politics that residents are involved in include school board elections, county board elections, and state representatives who work on behalf of the people in 35126 Pinson, AL. All political candidates must be registered voters within 35126 Pinson before they can run for office.
The political climate in Zip 35126 (Pinson, 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 35126 (Pinson, AL) is leaning liberal.
Pinson, 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.
Pinson, 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 35126 (Pinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $8,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $47,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)