Sims Chapel leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Sims Chapel typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sims Chapel, ~15% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sims Chapel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sims Chapel leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Sims Chapel runs about 13 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sims Chapel. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Sims Chapel 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 Sims Chapel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Sims Chapel are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sims Chapel sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sims Chapel, AL sits in the bottom 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 Sims Chapel looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Sims Chapel report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McIntosh, AL D+16
- Fairford, AL R+40
- Hawthorn, AL R+19
- Deer Park, AL R+64
- Calvert, AL R+7
- Seaboard, AL R+77
- Malcolm, AL D+6
- Mount Vernon, AL D+15
- Tibbie, AL R+75
- Citronelle, AL R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galena, AK D+24
- Alna, ME D+14
- Northfork, WV R+7
- Judson, MN R+34
- Sipes Mill, PA R+74
- Wellesley Island, NY R+12
- Scott, NY R+31
- Emmet, NE R+68
- Avawam, KY R+64
- West Franklin, ME R+10
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.