The city of 36877 Smiths Station, AL is a small town located in Lee County. As such, it is part of the larger Alabama political system and there are many local politicians who represent the city and its residents. For example, Senator Del Marsh represents the 12th District that includes Smiths Station in the Alabama State Senate. In addition to Sen. Marsh, the state representatives for District 81, which includes Smiths Station, are Representatives Eddie Fulmer and Mack Buttram. On the local level, Mayor Mike Skinner oversees 36877 Smiths Station's day-to-day operations and ensures that the town's needs are met. There are also various municipal offices elected by residents that help to keep their city running smoothly. 36877 Smiths Station citizens have access to a variety of resources that can help them stay informed about local politics and ensure they make their voice heard during elections.
The political climate in Zip 36877 (Smiths Station, 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 36877 (Smiths Station, AL) is moderately conservative.
Smiths Station, 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.
Smiths Station, 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 36877 (Smiths Station)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $5,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $3,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)