Vandiver is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Vandiver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vandiver, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vandiver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vandiver leans more Republican than 64 of 70 neighbors.
Vandiver runs about 45 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vandiver. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Vandiver 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 Vandiver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Vandiver hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vandiver, 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 Vandiver looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 31% of households in Vandiver rent, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunnavant, AL R+79
- Leeds, AL R+34
- Calcis, AL R+50
- Moody, AL R+53
- Vincent, AL R+52
- Sterrett, AL R+51
- Cook Springs, AL R+84
- New London, AL R+67
- Westover, AL R+66
- Irondale, AL Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfred Station, NY R+19
- Braceville, IL R+31
- Burlington Flats, NY R+41
- Assaria, KS R+62
- Tresckow, PA R+44
- Brownsville, MS R+7
- Meridian, OK R+64
- New Middletown, IN R+51
- Cannon, KY R+73
- Maplehurst, MI R+30
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.