Elrod is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Elrod typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elrod, ~5% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elrod compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elrod leans more Republican than 38 of 43 neighbors.
Elrod runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Elrod 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 Elrod, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Elrod drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Elrod, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Elrod looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Elrod have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Echola, AL R+81
- Gordo, AL R+55
- Buhl, AL R+72
- Kirk, AL R+50
- Coker, AL R+64
- Moores Bridge, AL R+82
- Romulus, AL R+57
- Pleasant Grove Estates, AL R+49
- Zion, AL R+82
- Northport, AL R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albany, VT R+21
- Little Rock, SC D+3
- Quentin, MS R+75
- Lock, OH R+56
- Little River, KS R+64
- Rose Creek, MN R+32
- Meta, KY R+76
- Bannister, MI R+48
- Rock Stream, NY R+31
- Ariel, WA R+41
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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.