Cold Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Cold Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cold Springs, ~5% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cold Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cold Springs leans more Republican than 53 of 61 neighbors.
Cold Springs runs about 55 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Cold 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 Cold Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Cold Springs drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cold Springs, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cold Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Cold Springs own their home, about 13 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bremen, AL R+85
- Crane Hill, AL R+82
- Guthery Crossroads, AL R+81
- Trade, AL R+83
- Colony, AL R+55
- Dodge City, AL R+72
- Logan, AL R+85
- Arley, AL R+81
- Sipsey, AL R+72
- Hull, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adair Village, OR D+14
- Goldfield, IA R+41
- Malinta, OH R+64
- East Tawakoni, TX R+80
- Jerico, MO R+74
- Berryville, TX R+68
- Days Creek, OR R+40
- Hurst, IL R+50
- Machipongo, VA Even
- Macedonia, IL R+66
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.