Dawson is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Dawson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dawson, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dawson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dawson leans more Republican than 46 of 57 neighbors.
Dawson runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Dawson 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 Dawson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Dawson hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Dawson drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dawson, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dawson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dawson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Dawson report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Dawson have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Geraldine, AL R+81
- Fyffe, AL R+80
- Collinsville, AL R+67
- Copeland Bridge, AL R+55
- Lebanon, AL R+76
- Crossville, AL R+68
- Shiloh, AL R+81
- Groveoak, AL R+80
- Whiton, AL R+76
- Pine Ridge, AL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wrenshall, MN R+22
- Kenna, WV R+69
- Lorman, MS D+74
- Timberlane, IL R+25
- Altamont, KS R+57
- La Honda, CA D+54
- Hemlock, NY R+26
- Pleasant Plains, AR R+72
- Center Point, LA R+84
- Greenville, ME R+25
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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.