Kennedy is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Kennedy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kennedy, ~7% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kennedy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kennedy leans more Republican than 23 of 37 neighbors.
Kennedy runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kennedy. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Kennedy 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 Kennedy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Kennedy are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kennedy, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kennedy looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Kennedy own their home, about 12 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingville, AL R+70
- Belk, AL R+41
- Millport, AL R+78
- Hightogy, AL R+87
- Palmetto, AL R+74
- Cedar Hill, AL R+70
- Hubbertville, AL R+40
- Fayette, AL R+54
- Vernon, AL R+75
- Newtonville, AL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blaine, KY R+74
- Somerset Center, MI R+30
- Evansport, OH R+55
- Alert, NC D+4
- Prescott, WA R+57
- Pottersville, MO R+72
- Flatwoods, MO R+72
- Alta Vista, KS R+56
- Organ, NM R+11
- Sutherland, IA R+57
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.