35114 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 35114 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35114, ~24% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35114 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35114 leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
35114 runs about 6 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35114. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 42 points.
Why 35114 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 35114, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 35114 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35114, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 35114 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 35114 own their home, about 14 points above the Alabama average of 78%. 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.