Crudup is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Crudup typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crudup, ~4% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crudup compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crudup leans more Republican than 59 of 60 neighbors.
Crudup runs about 56 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Crudup 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 Crudup, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Crudup, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Crudup are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Crudup, 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 Crudup looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Crudup have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Reece City, AL R+70
- Carlisle-Rockledge, AL R+78
- Sardis City, AL R+80
- Keener, AL R+81
- Attalla, AL R+65
- Gadsden, AL R+19
- Boaz, AL R+71
- Turkeytown, AL R+85
- Egypt, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- North River, NY Even
- Blanchard, ME R+38
- Gnat Hill, TN R+69
- Ottumwa Junction, IA R+52
- Little River, NC R+24
- Chandler, MO R+38
- Gertrude, KY R+60
- Orinda Village, CA D+58
- Pearl Grange, MI R+24
- Haverhill, OH R+56
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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.