Coden is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Coden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coden, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coden leans more Republican than 19 of 22 neighbors.
Coden runs about 46 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coden. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Coden 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 Coden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Coden hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coden, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Coden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coden 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 48%, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Coden report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Delchamps, AL R+82
- Heron Bay, AL R+81
- Mon Louis, AL R+81
- Bayou La Batre, AL R+55
- Irvington, AL R+59
- Theodore, AL R+43
- Dauphin Island, AL R+62
- San Souci Beach, AL R+73
- St. Elmo, AL R+58
- Grand Bay, AL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Ayr, IA R+43
- Pocono Pines, PA R+12
- Hanley Hills, MO D+76
- Leonard, OK R+41
- Firth, ID R+69
- Saxton, PA R+65
- Blanchard, MI R+41
- Forestville, WI R+31
- Hermosa, SD R+58
- Copan, OK R+65
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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.