Birmingham, Alabama is a vibrant city located in Jefferson County. It has an estimated population of 212,461 and is the largest city in the state of Alabama. Politically, Birmingham has been represented by both Democrats and Republicans at the local and state levels. Currently, Birmingham is a reliably Democratic city with Mayor Randall Woodfin representing the Democratic Party since 2017. At the state level, Birmingham is represented by members of both major political parties in both houses of the Alabama Legislature. Legislators have worked to improve social services, infrastructure, economic development and education in Birmingham. Additionally, several prominent organizations such as Greater Birmingham Ministries have advocated for issues that affect low-income families and residents. These organizations have worked diligently to ensure that all residents of Birmingham have access to resources and services they need to thrive in their communities.
The political climate in Zip 35211 (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 35211 (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 35211 (Birmingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $16,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)