Weeks is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Weeks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weeks, ~4% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weeks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weeks leans more Republican than 41 of 52 neighbors.
Weeks runs about 57 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weeks. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Weeks 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 Weeks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Weeks drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Weeks sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Weeks, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Weeks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Weeks is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Weeks have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Weeks have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lowery, AL R+90
- Earlytown, AL R+88
- Kinston, AL R+85
- Samson, AL R+71
- Sellersville, AL R+84
- Rhoades, AL R+89
- Marl, AL R+86
- Coffee Springs, AL R+83
- Goodman, AL R+89
- Perry Store, AL R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winigan, MO R+69
- Pepperell, AL R+3
- Amelia, NE R+78
- Benson Landing, VT R+23
- Sims, AR R+63
- Maple View, WV R+39
- Pershing, OK R+69
- Belvidere Center, VT R+18
- Kitts Hummock, DE R+35
- Etterville, MO R+72
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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.