35022 leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 35022 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35022, ~44% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35022 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35022 leans more Democratic than 14 of 28 neighbors.
35022 runs about 48 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 35022 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35022. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 88 points.
Why 35022 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 35022, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
35022 votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 35022 runs about 48 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and 35022 sits in the top quarter (about 36%, above 76% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35022, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 35022 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35022 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, about 9 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.