35034 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 35034 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35034, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35034 compares
35034 runs about 4 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35034. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 55 points.
Why 35034 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 35034, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 35034 hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 35034 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 35034, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 35034 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 35034 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in 35034 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 35034 have completed high school, below 89% of zip codes. 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.