China Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 60% of adults in China Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in China Grove, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How China Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, China Grove leans more Republican than 38 of 52 neighbors.
China Grove runs about 11 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within China Grove. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 20 points.
Why China Grove 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 China Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in China Grove live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; China Grove, 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 China Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. China Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in China Grove report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Logton, AL R+37
- Orion, AL R+43
- Postoak, AL R+22
- Linwood, AL R+48
- Bruceville, AL D+6
- Dublin, AL R+14
- Saco, AL R+32
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Sandfield, AL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- The Narrows, NY R+45
- Julian, WV R+69
- Dawn, TX R+55
- Davis Creek, CA R+57
- Upland, NE R+71
- Wenona, GA R+62
- Wadesboro, LA R+65
- Estiffanulga, FL R+73
- Rosecrans, PA R+67
- Rosedale, OH R+58
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.