Kimberly is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Kimberly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kimberly, ~14% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kimberly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kimberly leans more Republican than 35 of 79 neighbors.
Kimberly runs about 36 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kimberly. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Kimberly 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 Kimberly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kimberly votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kimberly, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kimberly looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kimberly is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, above 67% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Kimberly own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morris, AL R+74
- Warrior, AL R+75
- County Line, AL R+81
- Trafford, AL R+80
- Partridge Crossroads, AL R+77
- Gardendale, AL R+43
- Mount Olive, AL R+58
- Village Springs, AL R+56
- Sayre, AL R+80
- Pinson, AL R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tulia, TX R+43
- Laurel Bay, SC R+17
- Tontitown, AR R+27
- New Gloucester, ME R+17
- East Petersburg, PA R+6
- Tupper Lake, NY R+12
- Edgartown, MA D+33
- Satsuma, FL R+58
- Cloverdale, IN R+57
- Bristol, VT D+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.