Indian Hill leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Indian Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian Hill, ~25% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Indian Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Indian Hill leans more Republican than 7 of 61 neighbors.
Indian Hill runs about 18 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Indian Hill. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Indian Hill drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Indian Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Indian Hill, 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 Indian Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Indian Hill report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Indian Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Childersburg, AL R+37
- Harpersville, AL R+61
- Forest Hills, AL R+19
- Bon Air, AL R+29
- Laniers, AL D+20
- Kymulga, AL Even
- Vincent, AL R+52
- Coosa Pines, AL R+58
- Alpine, AL D+4
- Klein, AL R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview, ID R+46
- Kemp, KY R+69
- Lake Jem, FL R+47
- Truscott, TX R+80
- Charter Oak, MO R+73
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.