Canoe leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Canoe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canoe, ~20% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canoe leans more Republican than 5 of 52 neighbors.
Politically, Canoe sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Canoe. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Canoe 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 Canoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Canoe drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Canoe, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Canoe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Canoe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Canoe report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robinsonville, AL R+23
- Little Rock, AL R+56
- Bratt, FL R+75
- Atmore, AL R+16
- Century, FL R+30
- Byrneville, FL R+47
- Sardine, AL R+83
- Flomaton, AL R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jarrott, FL R+23
- Creston, WV R+66
- Flowersville, FL R+63
- Baylis, IL R+63
- London, AL R+15
- Green Pond, NJ R+22
- Kalae, HI D+16
- Alquina, IN R+64
- Saxton, KY R+76
- Miller, OR R+54
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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.