Adger is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Adger typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adger, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Adger leans more Republican than 58 of 70 neighbors.
Adger runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adger. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Adger 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 Adger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Adger hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Adger are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Adger, 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 Adger looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Adger is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, about 7 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Adger own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Toadvine, AL R+56
- Gilmore, AL R+65
- North Johns, AL R+73
- Burchfield, AL R+83
- Maxine, AL R+88
- Abernant, AL R+78
- Sylvan Springs, AL R+77
- Hueytown, AL D+5
- Lake View, AL R+63
- Mulga, AL R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lennox, SD R+39
- Earlsboro, OK R+62
- Sturgis, KY R+58
- Premont, TX R+7
- Floydada, TX R+44
- Crescent, OK R+64
- Arcadia, LA D+26
- Lennon, MI R+30
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
- Quitman, AR R+70
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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.