Cherokee Bluffs leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Cherokee Bluffs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherokee Bluffs, ~14% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherokee Bluffs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cherokee Bluffs leans more Republican than 33 of 51 neighbors.
Cherokee Bluffs runs about 18 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Cherokee Bluffs 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 Cherokee Bluffs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Cherokee Bluffs hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Cherokee Bluffs, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cherokee Bluffs looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 44% of households in Cherokee Bluffs rent, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tallassee, AL R+52
- Carrville, AL R+48
- Milstead, AL R+14
- Tallapoosa City, AL R+48
- Reeltown, AL R+63
- Claud, AL R+74
- Eclectic, AL R+68
- Ware, AL R+48
- Emerald Mountain, AL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gilchrist, TN R+73
- Cochrans Mills, PA R+61
- Pisgah, AR R+73
- Coffeeville, TX R+68
- Liberty, LA R+81
- Slate Creek, ID R+68
- Newburg, ND R+64
- Gauley Mills, WV R+67
- Valley Furnace, WV R+65
- West Deerfield, MA D+35
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.