Hester Heights is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Hester Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hester Heights, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hester Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hester Heights leans more Republican than 37 of 66 neighbors.
Hester Heights runs about 45 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Hester Heights 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 Hester Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Hester Heights drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hester Heights, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hester Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hester Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Littleville, AL R+80
- Russellville, AL R+52
- Gravel Hill, AL R+37
- Old Bethel, AL R+78
- Colbert Heights, AL R+78
- Reedtown, AL R+31
- Spring Valley, AL R+75
- Crooked Oak, AL R+76
- Isbell, AL R+67
- Colonial Heights, AL R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paint Rock, AL R+78
- La Crosse, GA R+41
- Minerva, KY R+62
- Sargentville, ME D+14
- Olden, TX R+77
- New Burlington, OH R+59
- Cedar Valley, UT R+69
- New Amsterdam, IN R+58
- Castleford, ID R+71
- Lanton, MO R+70
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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.