Ellards leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ellards typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellards, ~22% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellards compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellards leans more Republican than 15 of 41 neighbors.
Politically, Ellards sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Why Ellards 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 Ellards, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Ellards live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Ellards are family households, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ellards, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ellards looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ellards sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pondville, AL R+34
- Harrisburg, AL R+31
- Eoline, AL R+73
- Brent, AL R+19
- Pearson, AL R+74
- Fairdale, AL R+13
- Centreville, AL R+53
- Jericho, AL R+46
- Hagler, AL R+75
- Vernontown, AL R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Anderson, AK R+32
- Jordan Mines, VA R+64
- Fairmead, CA R+37
- Fairview, IN R+68
- Medora, ND R+67
- Meco, NY R+43
- Vining, IA R+45
- Dartmoor, WV R+64
- Ralston, PA R+63
- Parrish, WI R+38
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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.