Albertville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Albertville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albertville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albertville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albertville leans more Republican than 2 of 54 neighbors.
Albertville runs about 24 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albertville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Albertville 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 Albertville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Albertville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, well above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Albertville, AL does.
Why turnout in Albertville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Albertville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Albertville rent, above 81% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Albertville report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boaz, AL R+71
- Guntersville, AL R+64
- Sardis City, AL R+80
- Whiton, AL R+76
- Douglas, AL R+84
- Crossville, AL R+68
- Horton, AL R+80
- Diamond, AL R+71
- Geraldine, AL R+81
- Carlisle-Rockledge, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laramie, WY D+16
- Eastpointe, MI D+48
- Pearl, MS R+22
- Prior Lake, MN R+8
- Lexington, MA D+54
- Cooper City, FL R+3
- Eagle, ID R+29
- Durango, CO D+28
- Media, PA D+21
- Sulphur, LA R+64
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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.