Harrell is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Harrell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harrell, ~62% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harrell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harrell leans more Democratic than 29 of 41 neighbors.
Harrell runs about 82 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Harrell is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Harrell 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 Harrell, 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 64% of residents in Harrell are Black or African American, about 40 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Harrell runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Harrell, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Harrell looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Harrell sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marion Junction, AL D+23
- Potter, AL R+12
- Suttle, AL R+13
- Hamburg, AL D+40
- Hazen, AL D+73
- Orrville, AL D+61
- Browns, AL D+36
- West Selmont, AL D+33
- Selma, AL D+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Stoney Point, OK R+72
- Laurin, MT R+51
- Manderfield, UT R+78
- Guion, AR R+64
- Waller, PA R+57
- Kadesh, LA R+63
- Hampden, AL D+41
- Montpelier Station, VA R+23
- Vandalia, MT R+63
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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.