Earlytown is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Earlytown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Earlytown, ~4% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Earlytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Earlytown leans more Republican than 43 of 50 neighbors.
Earlytown runs about 58 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Earlytown. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+79), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Earlytown 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 Earlytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Earlytown hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Earlytown drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Earlytown, AL does.
Why turnout in Earlytown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Earlytown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Earlytown report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Earlytown have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lowery, AL R+90
- Samson, AL R+71
- Weeks, AL R+88
- Kinston, AL R+85
- Marl, AL R+86
- Rhoades, AL R+89
- Sellersville, AL R+84
- Darlington, FL R+74
- Onycha, AL R+88
- Coffee Springs, AL R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rogue Elk, OR R+21
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Milford, GA R+49
- Mapleview, MN R+3
- Nanticoke, NY R+23
- Lux, MS R+35
- Love Valley, NC R+65
- Navarro, TX R+69
- Standard City, IL R+49
- New Ashford, MA D+12
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.