Navco is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Navco typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Navco, ~43% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Navco compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Navco leans more Democratic than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Navco runs about 108 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Navco is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Navco. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+71), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Navco leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Navco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Navco votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Navco runs about 108 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Navco have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Navco, Mobile, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Navco looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Navco 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 35%, about 19 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Navco report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Navco have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Brookwood, Mobile, AL D+35
- Airmont, Mobile, AL D+40
- Skyland Park, Mobile, AL R+27
- Rickarby, Mobile, AL D+72
- Bolton, Mobile, AL D+53
- Dauphin Acres, Mobile, AL D+32
- Carlen, Mobile, AL Even
- Terrace Hills, Mobile, AL R+12
- Jackson Heights, Mobile, AL D+10
- Malibar Heights, Mobile, AL D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cypress Run, Coral Springs, FL D+10
- Woodmere, Jacksonville, FL R+6
- Fox Farm, Great Falls, MT R+25
- Painted Meadows, Santa Fe, TX R+29
- Sunnyheights, Pueblo, CO D+5
- Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, TX D+30
- Edison, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Holgate Avenue Historic District, Defiance, OH R+28
- Upper Dimond, Oakland, CA D+78
- Pioneer, Butte, MT D+5
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.