35575 is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 35575 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35575, ~4% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35575 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35575 leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
35575 runs about 56 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why 35575 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 35575, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 35575, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in 35575 drive to work alone, above 82% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 35575 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 35575, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 35575 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 35575 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 35575 report food insecurity, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in 35575 have completed high school, below 96% 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.