Fruithurst is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Fruithurst typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruithurst, ~3% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruithurst compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruithurst leans more Republican than 64 of 70 neighbors.
Fruithurst runs about 57 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Fruithurst 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 Fruithurst, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fruithurst, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fruithurst sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fruithurst, 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 Fruithurst looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Fruithurst report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fruithurst sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Fruithurst have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Steadman, GA R+84
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- Heflin, AL R+80
- Vigo, AL R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vintondale, PA R+56
- Cooksville, MD Even
- Bruceville-Eddy, TX R+65
- Morton, MN R+25
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Bodega, CA D+44
- Georgetown, CO D+19
- Christiansburg, OH R+58
- Amelia, LA R+20
- Leetsdale, PA D+11
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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.