Chapman leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Chapman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chapman, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chapman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chapman leans more Republican than 23 of 35 neighbors.
Chapman runs about 19 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chapman. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Chapman leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Chapman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Chapman drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Chapman, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chapman looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Chapman sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Georgiana, AL R+17
- McKenzie, AL R+65
- Garland, AL R+48
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Industry, AL R+78
- Shacklesville, AL R+67
- Shreve, AL R+63
- Reddock Springs, AL R+42
- Owassa, AL R+21
- Bowles, AL R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tonti, IL R+65
- Longview, MS R+20
- Alpine, MI R+25
- Olive, MT R+72
- Frog Town, AR R+66
- Myrtle, MN R+41
- Mason City, NE R+78
- Prescott, PA R+49
- Loebau, TX R+67
- Romayor, TX R+72
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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.