Gordonville is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Gordonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gordonville, ~69% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gordonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gordonville leans more Democratic than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Gordonville runs about 108 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Gordonville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gordonville. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Gordonville 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 Gordonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 98% of residents in Gordonville are Black or African American, about 74 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Gordonville have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Gordonville runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gordonville, 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 Gordonville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gordonville 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 38%, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mosses, AL D+80
- Hayneville, AL D+38
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Collirene, AL D+77
- Petronia, AL D+79
- White Hall, AL D+52
- Benton, AL D+79
- Letohatchee, AL D+43
- Lowndesboro, AL R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Summerdean, VA R+51
- Sipesville, PA R+56
- Meadow Gap, PA R+73
- Trinity, IN R+74
- Forest Lakes, AZ R+41
- Munson, MI R+54
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Ready, KY R+70
- East Livermore, ME R+30
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.