London leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 64% of adults in London typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in London, ~27% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How London compares
Among cities within 25 miles, London leans more Republican than 12 of 46 neighbors.
London runs about 15 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within London. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+60) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 85 points.
Why London 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 London, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in London hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in London drive to work alone, above 95% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; London, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in London looks the way it does
Turnout in London sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.