Geraldine is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Geraldine typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Geraldine, ~6% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Geraldine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Geraldine leans more Republican than 40 of 51 neighbors.
Geraldine runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Geraldine 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 Geraldine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Geraldine hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Geraldine, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Geraldine looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Geraldine 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Geraldine report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Geraldine have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whiton, AL R+76
- Dawson, AL R+81
- Crossville, AL R+68
- Groveoak, AL R+80
- Fyffe, AL R+80
- Copeland Bridge, AL R+55
- Collinsville, AL R+67
- Shiloh, AL R+81
- Lebanon, AL R+76
- Section, AL R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rib Lake, WI R+51
- Simmesport, LA R+12
- Cridersville, OH R+56
- Williamstown, NY R+50
- Hastings, FL R+28
- Onset, MA D+8
- Plentywood, MT R+57
- Wheaton, MN R+38
- Livermore, ME R+36
- Grand Rivers, KY R+60
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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.