Dunnavant is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Dunnavant typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dunnavant, ~7% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dunnavant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dunnavant leans more Republican than 68 of 75 neighbors.
Dunnavant runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Dunnavant 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 Dunnavant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Dunnavant, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Dunnavant drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dunnavant, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Dunnavant looks the way it does
Turnout in Dunnavant sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vandiver, AL R+75
- Leeds, AL R+34
- Moody, AL R+53
- Calcis, AL R+50
- Cook Springs, AL R+84
- Irondale, AL Even
- Sterrett, AL R+51
- Trussville, AL R+40
- Vincent, AL R+52
- New London, AL R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shelby Gap, KY R+70
- Duan, NC R+44
- Brookfield Center, VT D+18
- Schubert, MO R+65
- Littlefield, AZ R+59
- Middle Ridge, WI R+24
- Snyderville, NY R+4
- Pownal Center, VT R+8
- Greilickville, MI Even
- Chatham, NH R+5
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.