Hazel Green is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Hazel Green typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hazel Green, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hazel Green compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hazel Green leans more Republican than 17 of 56 neighbors.
Hazel Green runs about 26 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hazel Green. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Hazel Green 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 Hazel Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hazel Green votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hazel Green, 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 Hazel Green looks the way it does
Turnout in Hazel Green 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
- Skinem, AL R+71
- Meridianville, AL R+10
- Sulphur Springs, AL R+51
- Toney, AL R+34
- Taft, TN R+78
- Moores Mill, AL R+22
- New Market, AL R+47
- Ardmore, AL R+53
- Plevna, AL R+71
- Fayetteville, TN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Villa, IL Even
- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX R+37
- Eight Mile, AL R+11
- University Heights, OH D+35
- Bradford, PA R+32
- South Daytona, FL R+12
- Arbutus, MD D+11
- Plymouth, WI R+25
- Brandywine, MD D+60
- Rice Lake, WI R+20
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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.