Cool Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Cool Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cool Springs, ~7% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cool Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cool Springs leans more Republican than 24 of 66 neighbors.
Cool Springs runs about 40 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Cool 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 Cool Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Cool Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cool Springs, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cool Springs looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Cool Springs have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Clair Springs, AL R+45
- Pinedale Shores, AL R+84
- Ashville, AL R+74
- Wattsville, AL R+82
- Springville, AL R+75
- Ragland, AL R+80
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Odenville, AL R+71
- Whitney, AL R+80
- Highland Lake, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Sugar Tree, TN R+71
- Seth, WV R+66
- Escabosa, NM R+8
- Neeley, ID R+59
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Ghent, WV R+66
- Easton, TX R+34
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.