Glencoe is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Glencoe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glencoe, ~13% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glencoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glencoe leans more Republican than 18 of 68 neighbors.
Glencoe runs about 37 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glencoe. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+79) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 78 points.
Why Glencoe 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 Glencoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Glencoe drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glencoe, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Glencoe looks the way it does
Turnout in Glencoe sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clubview Heights, AL R+30
- Hokes Bluff, AL R+78
- Gadsden, AL R+19
- Southside, AL R+75
- Wellington, AL R+82
- Rainbow City, AL R+59
- West Wellington, AL R+76
- Grayton, AL R+80
- Reece City, AL R+70
- Attalla, AL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Needles, CA R+25
- Highwood, IL D+34
- Angola, LA R+66
- Chetek, WI R+31
- Newport, NH R+16
- Glen Gardner, NJ R+15
- Posen, IL D+33
- Ashburn, GA D+13
- Cosby, TN R+69
- Corvallis, MT R+53
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.