35463 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 35463 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35463, ~19% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35463 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35463 leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
35463 runs about 17 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35463. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 35463 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 35463, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 35463 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 35463 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 35463 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 35463, AL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 35463 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 35463 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.