Fairview is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Fairview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairview, ~7% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairview leans more Republican than 27 of 63 neighbors.
Fairview runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Fairview 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 Fairview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Fairview are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fairview sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fairview, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Fairview looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Fairview rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Fairview have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Fairview have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baileytown, AL R+83
- Baileyton, AL R+81
- Holly Pond, AL R+84
- Joppa, AL R+79
- Eva, AL R+81
- Walter, AL R+85
- Cullman, AL R+71
- South Vinemont, AL R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Barberville, FL R+63
- Dalton, NY R+52
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Holts Corner, TN R+66
- Jenkins, TX R+58
- Brunswick, NC R+17
- Lake Bosworth, WA R+20
- Kinsale, VA D+9
- Romney, IN R+48
- Felton, GA R+82
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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.