Columbiana is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Columbiana typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Columbiana, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Columbiana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Columbiana leans more Republican than 40 of 66 neighbors.
Columbiana runs about 24 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Columbiana. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Columbiana 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 Columbiana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Columbiana votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Columbiana are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Columbiana, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Columbiana looks the way it does
Turnout in Columbiana sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilsonville, AL R+73
- Siluria, AL R+59
- Saginaw, AL R+41
- Chelsea, AL R+56
- Klein, AL R+75
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Calera, AL R+19
- South Calera, AL R+54
- Dargin, AL R+41
- Westover, AL R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Orchard Beach, ME D+19
- Southport, NC R+23
- Lochbuie, CO R+21
- Maynardville, TN R+69
- Douglas, MA R+9
- Williston, FL R+39
- Wahpeton, ND R+31
- Island Park, NY R+21
- Fort Edward, NY R+19
- Lincoln, AL R+52
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.