Lipscomb is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Lipscomb typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lipscomb, ~52% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lipscomb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lipscomb leans more Democratic than 77 of 80 neighbors.
Lipscomb runs about 106 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lipscomb is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lipscomb. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+91) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 88% of residents in Lipscomb live in densely developed areas, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Lipscomb have never been married, above 94% of cities. Lipscomb runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lipscomb, AL sits in the top tenth 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 Lipscomb looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lipscomb 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 44%, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Lipscomb report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Lipscomb have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brighton, AL D+83
- Midfield, AL D+85
- Fairfield, AL D+89
- Dolomite, AL D+70
- Bessemer, AL D+33
- Hueytown, AL D+5
- Pleasant Grove, AL D+41
- McDonald Chapel, AL D+32
- Homewood, AL D+14
- Hoover, AL R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hanoverton, OH R+60
- Lapwai, ID R+5
- Apache, OK R+57
- Belvedere, CA D+51
- Gumbranch, GA R+18
- Bethany Beach, DE D+7
- River Hills, WI D+19
- Taylor Ridge, IL R+32
- Deming, WA R+3
- Hadley, MI R+37
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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.