Eldridge is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Eldridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eldridge, ~4% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eldridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eldridge leans more Republican than 40 of 47 neighbors.
Eldridge runs about 56 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Eldridge 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 Eldridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Eldridge drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eldridge, 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 Eldridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eldridge 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 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Eldridge report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pea Ridge, AL R+87
- Glen Allen, AL R+84
- Rock City, AL R+83
- Kansas, AL R+85
- Carbon Hill, AL R+79
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Fowlers Crossroads, AL R+85
- Pocahontas, AL R+90
- Gold Mine, AL R+86
- Winfield, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Snead, AL R+85
- Glenwillow, OH D+11
- Lake Dalecarlia, IN R+42
- Hartland, IL R+28
- Suches, GA R+60
- Amboy, IN R+63
- Arden, WA R+43
- South Condit, OH R+45
- Thompsonville, MS R+14
- Cortland, NE R+57
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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.