Gorgas is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Gorgas typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gorgas, ~6% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gorgas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gorgas leans more Republican than 38 of 58 neighbors.
Gorgas runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gorgas. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Gorgas 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 Gorgas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gorgas, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gorgas, 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 Gorgas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gorgas is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Gorgas report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Goodsprings, AL R+81
- Maxine, AL R+88
- Quinton, AL R+69
- Parrish, AL R+72
- Gilmore, AL R+65
- Toadvine, AL R+56
- West Jefferson, AL R+84
- America, AL R+81
- Cordova, AL R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zent, AR R+36
- King Hill, LA R+58
- Whitlow, CA D+6
- Whitman, NY R+43
- Baker, MN R+28
- White Hall, CA R+21
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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.