35213 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 85% of adults in 35213 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35213, ~37% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35213 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35213 leans more Republican than 31 of 46 neighbors.
35213 runs about 19 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35213. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 44 points.
Why 35213 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 35213, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
35213 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35213, 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 35213 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35213 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 35213 have completed high school, above 94% 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.