Graham is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Graham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Graham, ~7% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Graham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Graham leans more Republican than 54 of 67 neighbors.
Graham runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Graham 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 Graham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Graham drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Graham are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Graham, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Graham looks the way it does
Turnout in Graham sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hightower, AL R+87
- Ranburne, AL R+89
- Woodland, AL R+82
- Veal, GA R+74
- Ephesus, GA R+79
- Bowdon, GA R+61
- Newell, AL R+77
- Lecta, AL R+91
- Jonesville, GA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Junction City, WA R+18
- East Windsor, NJ D+23
- Austin, KY R+67
- Rockford, ID R+72
- Tennala, AL R+74
- Benton Center, NY R+33
- Chloe, WV R+62
- Morrisonville, WI D+3
- Price, ND R+67
- Glen Raven, NC D+7
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.