Politics in 36575 Semmes, AL are dominated by the Republican party which holds the majority in both state and local politics. The area is represented at the state level by State Senator Trip Pittman and State Representative Margie Wilcox, both of whom are Republicans. At the local level, Semmes is represented by its city council which consists of five members, all of whom are Republicans. The mayor of Semmes is Tommy Kennedy who was elected in 2020. Overall, the city has maintained a strong commitment to conservatism and Republican ideals for many years, ensuring that political decisions are made with the best interests of its citizens in mind.
The political climate in Zip 36575 (Semmes, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Mobile County, AL 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mobile county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.4%.
Mobile county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36575 (Semmes, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Semmes, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Mobile Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Semmes, 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 36575 (Semmes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $2,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $10,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)