35070 is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 35070 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35070, ~5% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35070 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35070 leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
35070 runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why 35070 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 35070, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in 35070 drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 35070 sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 97% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 35070 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 35070, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 35070 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 35070 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in 35070 have completed high school, below 96% 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.