Davenport leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Davenport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davenport, ~27% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davenport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davenport leans more Republican than 31 of 43 neighbors.
Politically, Davenport sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Davenport. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Davenport 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 Davenport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Davenport drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Davenport, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Davenport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Davenport 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pintlala, AL R+26
- Letohatchee, AL D+43
- Lapine, AL R+56
- Sandy Ridge, AL R+12
- Sprague, AL R+9
- Naftel, AL R+53
- Tyson, AL Even
- Hope Hull, AL R+16
- Ramer, AL R+25
- Highland Home, AL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuppers Plains, OH R+63
- Lark, WI R+49
- Havensville, KS R+58
- New Fairfield, IN R+66
- London, WI Even
- Oak Center, MN R+47
- Conroy, IA R+33
- Gulde, MS R+55
- Rochester, IA R+38
- Keltonburg, TN R+74
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.