Carpenter is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Carpenter typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carpenter, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carpenter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carpenter leans more Republican than 35 of 46 neighbors.
Carpenter runs about 37 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Carpenter 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 Carpenter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Carpenter live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Carpenter are family households, above 89% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Carpenter, 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 Carpenter looks the way it does
Turnout in Carpenter 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.
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- Blacksher, AL R+69
- Vaughn, AL R+64
- Stapleton, AL R+61
- Bromley, AL R+66
- Dyas, AL R+76
- Creola, AL R+50
- Phillipsville, AL R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hi Hat, KY R+63
- Canaan, NY D+39
- Teaselville, TX R+72
- Riceland, OH R+59
- Scott, TX R+76
- Wakulla, NC R+27
- Georgetown, AL R+64
- Kansas, TN R+54
- Gutches Grove, MN R+59
- Raymond, IA R+37
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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.