Wilmer, AL (36587) is a small city located in Mobile County, Alabama. With a population of approximately 1,700 people, Wilmer is known for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly locals. Politically, the city operates under a mayor-council form of government which consists of an elected Mayor and six members of the City Council. The current Mayor is Bill Young and he has been in office since 2014. The City Council meets on the second Monday of each month to discuss matters such as budgeting, zoning regulations, tax levies, and development projects. Local elections are held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years with all members of the council running for re-election at that time. Although Wilmer is typically a quiet town when it comes to politics, local citizens are committed to making sure their voices are heard on important issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 36587 (Wilmer, AL) is moderately 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 36587 (Wilmer, AL) is moderately conservative.
Wilmer, Alabama is moderately 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.
Wilmer, 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 36587 (Wilmer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)