Carbon Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Carbon Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carbon Hill, ~8% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carbon Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carbon Hill leans more Republican than 11 of 48 neighbors.
Carbon Hill runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carbon Hill. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+77), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Carbon Hill 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 Carbon Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Carbon Hill drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carbon Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Carbon Hill, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Carbon Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Carbon Hill sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pocahontas, AL R+90
- Kansas, AL R+85
- Nauvoo, AL R+86
- Prospect, AL R+86
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Saragossa, AL R+87
- Eldridge, AL R+86
- Townley, AL R+88
- Pea Ridge, AL R+87
- Patton, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Darlington, PA R+48
- Elko, MN R+34
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT R+39
- Highlandville, MO R+65
- Ozona, TX R+38
- Lake City, AR R+67
- Como, WI R+16
- Westfield, WI R+35
- Centreville, MS D+27
- Crystal Falls, MI R+24
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.