Grayton is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Grayton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grayton, ~7% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grayton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grayton leans more Republican than 44 of 66 neighbors.
Grayton runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Grayton 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 Grayton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Grayton drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Grayton are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Grayton, 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 Grayton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Grayton own their home, about 16 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Wellington, AL R+76
- Ohatchee, AL R+79
- Middleton, AL R+79
- Wellington, AL R+82
- Southside, AL R+75
- Alexandria, AL R+70
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Glencoe, AL R+67
- Rainbow City, AL R+59
- Macon, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- San Acacia, NM R+24
- Edgerton, WY R+75
- Tophill, OR R+31
- Rosebud, NC R+22
- Mount Carbon, PA R+42
- Veseleyville, ND R+49
- Brooklyn, IL D+85
- Short, OK R+70
- McDowell, IL R+54
- Logansport, IA R+40
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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.