Audubon Place leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Audubon Place typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Audubon Place, ~21% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Audubon Place compares
Audubon Place runs about 44 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Audubon Place is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Audubon Place leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Audubon Place, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Audubon Place votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Audubon Place runs about 44 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 88% of adults in Audubon Place have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Audubon Place looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 90% of households in Audubon Place rent, about 65 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Audubon Place report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, AL D+75
- Belview Heights, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Riverchase Country Club, Hoover, AL R+31
- Arlington, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Crossgate, Vestavia Hills, AL R+4
- Glen Iris, Birmingham, AL D+56
- Five Points South, Birmingham, AL D+44
- Southside, Birmingham, AL D+42
- Norwood, Birmingham, AL D+74
- Redmont Park, Birmingham, AL R+10
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA Even
- Meadow Village, San Antonio, TX D+24
- Near N Valley, Albuquerque, NM D+42
- Lely Resort, Naples, FL R+15
- Lakewood Springs, Plano, IL Even
- Flagler Heights, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+20
- Angelo Heights, San Angelo, TX R+22
- Kirkmere, Youngstown, OH D+7
- South Oceanside, Oceanside, CA D+19
- Woods of Shavano, San Antonio, TX D+9
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.