Fairdale leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Fairdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairdale, ~26% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairdale leans more Republican than 2 of 48 neighbors.
Fairdale runs about 18 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairdale. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 81 points.
Why Fairdale 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 Fairdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Fairdale hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Fairdale runs against that pattern.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fairdale, AL does.
Why turnout in Fairdale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairdale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Fairdale rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Fairdale report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Centreville, AL R+53
- Brent, AL R+19
- Harrisburg, AL R+31
- Eoline, AL R+73
- Ellards, AL R+34
- Lawley, AL R+67
- Pondville, AL R+34
- Oakmulgee, AL R+41
- Pearson, AL R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rye, AZ R+50
- Trementina, NM R+28
- Topaz, MI R+26
- New Portland, ME R+29
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- Darwin, CA R+11
- Punaluu, HI D+19
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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.