The 35205 Birmingham, AL area is an active political hub for the city and state. At the local level, residents of this area are served by City Councilor Steven Hoyt who has a long career in city politics. He is joined by Representatives Roderick Scott and Rolanda Hollis who represent the area in the Alabama House of Representatives. At the state level, Senator Linda Coleman-Madison represents 35205 in the State Senate. These three representatives work together to ensure that 35205 Birmingham residents have access to resources, programs, and services that benefit their community. With strong representation from these elected officials, the 35205 Birmingham area continues to be a vibrant part of Alabama politics.
The political climate in Zip 35205 (Birmingham, AL) is moderately 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 35205 (Birmingham, AL) is moderately liberal.
Birmingham, Alabama is moderately 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.
Birmingham, 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 35205 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,539 contributions totaling $482,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $66,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)