Coxey is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Coxey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coxey, ~10% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coxey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coxey leans more Republican than 45 of 68 neighbors.
Coxey runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coxey. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Coxey 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 Coxey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Coxey drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Coxey, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Coxey looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Coxey have completed high school, about 10 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ripley, AL R+64
- Oliver, AL R+70
- Mount Rozell, AL R+80
- Gipsy, AL R+78
- Reid, AL R+33
- Flower Hill, AL R+23
- Rogersville, AL R+73
- Whitehead, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Springs, MN D+4
- Little France, NY R+40
- Kent, IN R+60
- Norborne, MO R+64
- New Milford, IL R+21
- Everetts, NC R+30
- Hollandale, MN R+42
- Crossroads, MS R+24
- Millwood, KY R+67
- Crosland, GA R+65
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.