Copeland Bridge is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Copeland Bridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Copeland Bridge, ~11% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Copeland Bridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Copeland Bridge leans more Republican than 4 of 58 neighbors.
Copeland Bridge runs about 24 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Copeland Bridge. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Copeland Bridge 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 Copeland Bridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Copeland Bridge drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Copeland Bridge, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Copeland Bridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Copeland Bridge 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 42%, about 12 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Copeland Bridge rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Copeland Bridge report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Collinsville, AL R+67
- Keener, AL R+81
- Sand Rock, AL R+83
- Dawson, AL R+81
- Lebanon, AL R+76
- Loveless, AL R+78
- Leesburg, AL R+80
- Crossville, AL R+68
- Geraldine, AL R+81
- Turkeytown, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Friendship, GA D+3
- New Buffalo, PA R+53
- Foley, SD R+54
- Qualey, OH R+57
- Gilpin, KY R+74
- Jones Mills, PA R+51
- Roseglen, PA R+55
- Startup, WA R+26
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Idleyld Park, OR R+29
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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.