Hannon is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Hannon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hannon, ~51% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hannon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hannon leans more Democratic than 37 of 39 neighbors.
Hannon runs about 107 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Hannon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Hannon 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 Hannon, 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 85% of residents in Hannon are Black or African American, about 61 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Hannon have never been married, above 94% of cities. Hannon runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hannon, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hannon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hannon 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 45%, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Hannon report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hannon sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roba, AL D+65
- Rutherford, AL D+39
- Hurtsboro, AL D+50
- Enon, AL D+79
- Davisville, AL D+76
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Fort Davis, AL D+75
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Wende, AL D+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forest Hill, WV R+57
- Kevin, MT R+64
- Graff, MO R+73
- Robinhood, MS R+79
- Welcome, AR R+67
- Spuds, FL R+27
- Beverly, KS R+72
- Hepners, VA R+45
- Elk Mountain, WY R+71
- Sereno, MO R+69
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.