Lee County leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lee County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee County, ~29% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lee County leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Lee County runs about 17 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lee County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+59), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Lee County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lee County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far 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; Lee County, AL sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lee County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lee County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Chambers County, AL R+13
- Russell County, AL D+6
- Macon County, AL D+57
- Muscogee County, GA D+25
- Harris County, GA R+45
- Chattahoochee County, GA R+14
- Tallapoosa County, AL R+39
- Troup County, GA R+11
- Bullock County, AL D+41
- Talbot County, GA D+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Scott County, IA D+5
- Hendricks County, IN R+20
- Bay County, FL R+35
- Porter County, IN R+11
- Carroll County, MD R+24
- Guadalupe County, TX R+23
- Muskegon County, MI Even
- Winnebago County, WI R+3
- Alamance County, NC R+4
- Kootenai County, ID R+46
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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.