Cornwall Furnace is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Cornwall Furnace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cornwall Furnace, ~10% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cornwall Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cornwall Furnace leans more Republican than 22 of 74 neighbors.
Cornwall Furnace runs about 41 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cornwall Furnace. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Cornwall Furnace 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 Cornwall Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Cornwall Furnace drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cornwall Furnace, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Cornwall Furnace looks the way it does
Turnout in Cornwall Furnace 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
- Cedar Bluff, AL R+74
- Lawrence, AL R+74
- Fullerton, AL R+80
- Watson, AL R+82
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Farill, AL R+74
- Congo, AL R+83
- Taff, AL R+83
- Gaylesville, AL R+80
- Piney, AL R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Horatio, OH R+66
- Victory Mills, NY R+16
- Pyburns, TN R+77
- Powys, PA R+59
- Wymer, WV R+66
- Delphos, IA R+54
- Minorca, LA R+17
- Hiattville, KS R+68
- Ursina Junction, PA R+62
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.