Highland Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Highland Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Lake, ~5% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Lake leans more Republican than 64 of 70 neighbors.
Highland Lake runs about 54 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Highland Lake 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 Highland Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Highland Lake are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Highland Lake, 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 Highland Lake looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Highland Lake own their home, about 14 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Highland Lake sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Champion, AL R+75
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Oneonta, AL R+71
- Taits Gap, AL R+80
- Allgood, AL R+77
- Pinedale Shores, AL R+84
- Springville, AL R+75
- Hoods Crossroads, AL R+72
- Rosa, AL R+74
- Springville Lake Estates, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenas, IN R+65
- Kiana, AK D+25
- Riverdale, ND R+59
- Buffalo Springs, TX R+61
- Sumner, OK R+63
- Oakwood, MI R+45
- Chilcoot, CA R+42
- Derby, IA R+52
- Richmond, RI R+8
- Warm Springs, VA R+51
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.