Norwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Norwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norwood, ~48% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Norwood leans more Democratic than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Norwood runs about 104 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Norwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Norwood. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Norwood 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 Norwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Norwood is about 24%, about 48 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Norwood runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Norwood, Birmingham, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Norwood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 40% of adults in Norwood report food insecurity, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Norwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Norwood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southside, Birmingham, AL D+42
- Forest Park, Birmingham, AL D+28
- Highland Park, Birmingham, AL D+36
- Five Points South, Birmingham, AL D+44
- Redmont Park, Birmingham, AL R+10
- Arlington, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Glen Iris, Birmingham, AL D+56
- Crestline, Birmingham, AL Even
- South East Lake, Birmingham, AL D+71
- Belview Heights, Birmingham, AL D+90
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Plaza-Shamrock, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Moncrief Park, Jacksonville, FL D+82
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
- Grafton Hill, Worcester, MA D+19
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
- Columbia Center, Hammond, IN D+38
- Tice, Fort Myers, FL D+10
- Greendale Village, Needham, MA D+42
- Queens-Magnolia Terrace, Jackson, MS D+86
- Downtown, Kenosha, WI D+37
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.