Cottonville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cottonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cottonville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cottonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cottonville leans more Republican than 13 of 52 neighbors.
Cottonville runs about 37 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Cottonville 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 Cottonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Cottonville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cottonville, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Cottonville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Cottonville own their home, about 12 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Hope, AL R+70
- Grant, AL R+75
- Scant City, AL R+75
- Guntersville, AL R+64
- Union Grove, AL R+74
- Diamond, AL R+71
- Arab, AL R+72
- Owens Cross Roads, AL R+41
- Woodville, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bremo Bluff, VA R+15
- Procious, WV R+62
- Ione, OR R+58
- Cross Anchor, SC R+66
- Woodland, MN D+13
- Caney, LA R+90
- Okaloosa, LA R+87
- Mackey, IN R+57
- Sunrise, MN R+43
- West Berkshire, VT R+41
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.