35214 is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 35214 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35214, ~62% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35214 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35214 leans more Democratic than 34 of 45 neighbors.
35214 runs about 100 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 35214 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35214. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+94) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 62 points.
Why 35214 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 35214, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 35214 is about 19%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 35214 have never been married, above 86% of zip codes. 35214 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35214, 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 35214 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35214 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 55%, about 5 points below the U.S. average of 60%. 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.