Glen Allen is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Glen Allen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Allen, ~4% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Allen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Allen leans more Republican than 29 of 47 neighbors.
Glen Allen runs about 54 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Glen Allen 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 Glen Allen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Glen Allen drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Glen Allen sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Glen Allen, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Glen Allen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Glen Allen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pea Ridge, AL R+87
- Winfield, AL R+78
- Eldridge, AL R+86
- Fowlers Crossroads, AL R+85
- Rock City, AL R+83
- Gu-Win, AL R+78
- Brilliant, AL R+82
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Twin, AL R+80
- Gold Mine, AL R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laporte, MI R+36
- Louise, TN R+67
- Satterwhite, NC R+25
- Lewis, IN R+58
- Leary, TX R+68
- Rocky Cross, NC R+50
- Vassar, KS R+53
- Alkol, WV R+65
- Fort Jesup, LA R+80
- Tillotson, PA R+51
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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.