35757 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 85% of adults in 35757 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35757, ~40% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35757 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35757 leans more Republican than 9 of 20 neighbors.
35757 runs about 25 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35757. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 35757 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 35757, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
35757 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35757, 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 35757 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35757 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 35757 have completed high school, above 84% 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.