Grady leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Grady typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grady, ~22% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grady compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grady leans more Republican than 22 of 44 neighbors.
Politically, Grady sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grady. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Grady 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 Grady, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Grady hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Grady, 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 Grady looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Grady 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 26% of adults in Grady report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Naftel, AL R+53
- Ramer, AL R+25
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Dublin, AL R+14
- Lapine, AL R+56
- Shellhorn, AL R+40
- Orion, AL R+43
- Wingard, AL R+43
- Patsburg, AL R+21
- Henderson, AL R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keewatin, MN R+18
- Strong, AR R+14
- Riverdale, MI R+49
- Prattsville, AR R+75
- Claycomo, MO R+11
- Iron City, GA R+41
- Johnson City, OR D+8
- Kerkhoven, MN R+45
- Milo, IA R+47
- Leeds, UT R+68
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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.