Colonial Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Colonial Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colonial Heights, ~52% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colonial Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Colonial Heights leans more Democratic than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Colonial Heights runs about 91 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Colonial Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Colonial Heights votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Colonial Heights runs about 91 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Colonial Heights, Mobile, 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 Colonial Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colonial Heights 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 57%, below 62% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cody, Mobile, AL D+71
- Parkhill, Mobile, AL R+35
- Reichlieu, Mobile, AL D+21
- Westhill, Mobile, AL R+7
- College Park, Mobile, AL R+31
- Berkleigh, Mobile, AL R+24
- Thornhill, Mobile, AL R+3
- Jackson Heights, Mobile, AL D+10
- Sheldon, Mobile, AL R+13
- Bolton, Mobile, AL D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Glendale, Madison, WI D+57
- Mission Ridge, San Antonio, TX R+8
- Southpoint, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- McFerrin Park, Nashville, TN D+71
- Southgate Triangle, Missoula, MT D+26
- Croissant Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+5
- Wentworth Estates, Naples, FL R+16
- Heart of the Westside, Springfield, MO R+15
- Jacoby Creek, Arcata, CA D+59
- Historic District, Natchitoches, LA D+13
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.