Fleetwood is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Fleetwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fleetwood, ~8% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fleetwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fleetwood leans more Republican than 33 of 46 neighbors.
Fleetwood runs about 46 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 99% of residents in Fleetwood drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Fleetwood are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fleetwood, AL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fleetwood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Fleetwood own their home, about 15 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holt, AL D+23
- Cottondale, AL R+29
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- East Brookwood, AL R+77
- Coaling, AL R+61
- Howton, AL R+77
- Tuscaloosa, AL D+24
- Vance, AL R+69
- Duncanville, AL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Findlay, TN R+58
- East Mountain, TX R+77
- Wiley Ford, WV R+54
- Duelm, MN R+54
- Silverstreet, SC R+31
- Patmos, OH R+52
- Barnet, VT R+6
- Trimont, MN R+47
- Scotland, TX R+79
- Cragford, AL R+80
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.