Clairmont Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Clairmont Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clairmont Springs, ~17% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clairmont Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clairmont Springs leans more Republican than 16 of 65 neighbors.
Clairmont Springs runs about 8 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clairmont Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 58 points.
Why Clairmont Springs 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 Clairmont Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Clairmont Springs drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clairmont Springs sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Clairmont Springs, AL does.
Why turnout in Clairmont Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clairmont Springs 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 49%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Clairmont Springs rent, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Clairmont Springs have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Campbells Crossroads, AL R+68
- Highland, AL R+65
- Harkins Crossroads, AL R+60
- Chandler Springs, AL R+66
- Carr Mill, AL R+73
- Ashland, AL R+67
- Woolfolk, AL R+75
- Pyriton, AL R+82
- Waldo, AL R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sikesville, AL R+80
- Clarendon, VT R+19
- Chrystal, PA R+63
- Harper Tavern, PA R+55
- Greenville, OR R+35
- Grand Ronde Agency, OR R+26
- Glendon, NC R+57
- Pearl Creek Colony, SD R+59
- Edenton, KY R+60
- Hereford, OR R+61
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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.