Ethelsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Ethelsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ethelsville, ~21% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ethelsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ethelsville leans more Republican than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Politically, Ethelsville sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ethelsville. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Ethelsville 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 Ethelsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Ethelsville drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ethelsville, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ethelsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ethelsville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 59%, below 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Melrose, AL R+16
- Forest, AL R+52
- Columbus, MS D+11
- Reform, AL R+23
- Stansel, AL R+15
- Steens, MS R+53
- Millport, AL R+78
- Pickensville, AL D+7
- Carrollton, AL R+21
- Bigbee Valley, MS D+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cleveland, VA R+68
- Coulee Dam, WA D+6
- Bolivar, PA R+53
- Strykersville, NY R+53
- Oyster Creek, TX R+58
- Goessel, KS R+54
- Raccoon, KY R+70
- Gleason, WI R+42
- Castor, LA R+59
- Fort Totten, ND D+43
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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.