Lafayette leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Lafayette typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lafayette, ~30% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lafayette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lafayette leans more Democratic than 57 of 61 neighbors.
Lafayette runs about 36 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lafayette is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lafayette. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Lafayette 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 Lafayette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lafayette votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lafayette runs about 36 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Lafayette have never been married, above 92% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Lafayette, AL does.
Why turnout in Lafayette looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lafayette is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Lafayette rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Lafayette report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milltown, AL D+6
- Moorefield, AL R+12
- Chapel Hill, AL D+13
- Marcoot, AL R+29
- Sturkie, AL R+16
- Penton, AL R+53
- Fredonia, AL R+46
- Dudleyville, AL R+48
- Oak Bowery, AL R+20
- Five Points, AL R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Versailles, OH R+70
- Weyauwega, WI R+41
- Hugoton, KS R+69
- Philpot, KY R+55
- Coatesville, IN R+55
- Albany, OH R+38
- Monte Sereno, CA D+34
- Pendergrass, GA R+57
- Banner Elk, NC R+27
- Greene, ME R+35
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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.