Lester is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Lester typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lester, ~8% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lester compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lester leans more Republican than 73 of 74 neighbors.
Lester runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Lester 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 Lester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Lester drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Lester are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lester, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lester looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Lester own their home, about 18 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scarce Grease, AL R+80
- Gipsy, AL R+78
- Mount Rozell, AL R+80
- Minor Hill, TN R+73
- Kedron, TN R+69
- Anderson, AL R+79
- Prospect, TN R+68
- Elkmont, AL R+73
- Hays Mill, AL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lingleville, TX R+72
- Todds Tavern, VA R+31
- Gem Village, CO R+26
- Sibley, MO R+55
- Big Sandy, MT R+23
- Downs, KS R+71
- Thornville, MI R+37
- Thornton, TX R+78
- Cartersville, VA R+34
- Cassville, WV R+28
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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.