Anniston is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Anniston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anniston, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anniston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anniston leans more Republican than 49 of 59 neighbors.
Anniston runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anniston. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Anniston 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 Anniston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Anniston drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Anniston sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Anniston, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Anniston looks the way it does
Turnout in Anniston sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Samos, MO R+52
- East Prairie, MO R+56
- Whiting, MO R+69
- Charleston, MO R+7
- Bertrand, MO R+55
- Wyatt, MO R+42
- Diehlstadt, MO R+65
- Miner, MO R+55
- Lusk, MO R+61
- Dorena, MO R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Hope, TX R+73
- Palermo, ND R+77
- Eastside, OR R+23
- Zama, MS R+53
- Nocatee, FL R+66
- O'reilly, MS D+18
- Waverly, SD R+57
- Phelps, MN R+36
- Yankee Lake, OH R+41
- Appleton, WA R+25
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.