35480 leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 35480 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35480, ~26% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35480 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35480 leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Politically, 35480 sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35480. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 77 points.
Why 35480 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 35480, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in 35480 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 35480 are family households, above 75% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 35480, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 35480 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 35480 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.