Claud is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Claud typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claud, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claud compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Claud leans more Republican than 48 of 51 neighbors.
Claud runs about 44 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Claud. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Claud 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 Claud, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Claud drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Claud are family households, above 75% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Claud, AL sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Claud looks the way it does
Turnout in Claud sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santuck, AL R+69
- Kent, AL R+66
- Eclectic, AL R+68
- Cherokee Bluffs, AL R+48
- Wetumpka, AL R+47
- Wallsboro, AL R+36
- Tallassee, AL R+52
- Redland, AL R+46
- Seman, AL R+68
- Ware, AL R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Murphy, OK R+65
- Bussey, IA R+52
- Rochester Mills, PA R+67
- Rantoul, KS R+56
- Graham, KY R+64
- Red Oak, VA R+33
- Forest View, IL R+14
- Detroit, ME R+37
- Fruitland, WA D+6
- Indian Lake, MI R+28
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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.