Forester Chapel is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Forester Chapel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forester Chapel, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forester Chapel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forester Chapel leans more Republican than 29 of 64 neighbors.
Forester Chapel runs about 35 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forester Chapel. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Forester Chapel 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 Forester Chapel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Forester Chapel hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Forester Chapel, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forester Chapel looks the way it does
Turnout in Forester Chapel sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cornhouse, AL R+56
- Pooles Crossroad, AL R+47
- Sikesville, AL R+80
- Roanoke, AL R+37
- Ofelia, AL R+64
- Taylors Crossroads, AL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salem Corners, MN R+34
- Gibbon Glade, PA R+57
- Cedar Grove, GA R+67
- Glencliff, NH R+7
- Triangle, NY R+27
- Drury, MO R+70
- South Platte, CO R+12
- Prospect, NC R+27
- Roxbury, ME R+42
- West Brooklyn, IL R+39
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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.