Hayden is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Hayden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hayden, ~6% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hayden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hayden leans more Republican than 54 of 72 neighbors.
Hayden runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Hayden 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 Hayden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Hayden are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hayden, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Hayden looks the way it does
Turnout in Hayden 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.
Nearby Cities
- Blount Springs, AL R+75
- Partridge Crossroads, AL R+77
- County Line, AL R+81
- Garden City, AL R+81
- Warrior, AL R+75
- Trafford, AL R+80
- Colony, AL R+55
- Nectar, AL R+84
- Locust Fork, AL R+84
- Red Hill, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Owings, MD R+20
- Zephyrhills West, FL R+29
- Plainedge, NY R+28
- Fort Dix, NJ D+9
- Winfield, AL R+78
- East China, MI R+40
- Penns Grove, NJ D+32
- Manteo, NC R+27
- Lake Los Angeles, CA R+9
- Ralston, NE Even
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.