Lamison leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Lamison typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamison, ~48% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamison compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lamison leans more Democratic than 36 of 57 neighbors.
Lamison runs about 49 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lamison is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lamison. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the south side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Lamison 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 Lamison, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 66% of residents in Lamison are Black or African American, about 43 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Lamison have never been married, above 94% of cities. Lamison runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lamison, 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 Lamison looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lamison sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flatwood, AL D+66
- Hampden, AL D+41
- Pope, AL R+5
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Consul, AL D+26
- Arlington, AL D+16
- Magnolia, AL D+15
- Thomaston, AL D+21
- Kimbrough, AL D+57
- Vineland, AL R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, IL R+48
- Sealy Springs, AL R+69
- Hardin Heights, FL D+49
- Saco, AL R+32
- Los Hueros, NM D+10
- Noyo, CA D+32
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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.