35618 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 35618 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35618, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35618 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35618 is the least Republican-leaning.
35618 runs about 22 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35618. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+58), a spread of about 99 points.
Why 35618 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 35618, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 35618 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 35618, AL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 35618 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in 35618 report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 35618 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.