Enon is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Enon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Enon, ~47% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Enon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Enon leans more Democratic than 38 of 39 neighbors.
Enon runs about 109 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Enon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Enon. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+46), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Enon 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 Enon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 84% of residents in Enon are Black or African American, about 60 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Enon have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Enon runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Enon, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Enon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Enon 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 44%, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Enon report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Enon have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Midway, AL D+67
- Hannon, AL D+77
- Rutherford, AL D+39
- Hurtsboro, AL D+50
- Roba, AL D+65
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Spring Hill, AL D+9
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Union Springs, AL D+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Young, TX R+78
- Allred, TN R+71
- Manry, VA R+33
- Fairhaven, OH R+61
- West Fulton, NY R+31
- Panther Lake, NY R+44
- Mount Sherman, AR R+57
- Bier, MD R+60
- Paintersville, OH R+64
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.