Hissop leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Hissop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hissop, ~22% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hissop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hissop leans more Republican than 11 of 47 neighbors.
Hissop runs about 9 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hissop. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+80), a spread of about 91 points.
Why Hissop 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 Hissop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Hissop live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hissop, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hissop looks the way it does
Turnout in Hissop sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Speed, AL R+68
- Rockford, AL R+52
- Cottage Grove, AL D+45
- Lightwood, AL R+79
- Equality, AL R+70
- Nixburg, AL R+41
- Titus, AL R+78
- Unity, AL R+80
- Weogufka, AL R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Canada Creek Ranch, MI R+43
- Bellwood, AL R+66
- Spokane, LA R+77
- Bohannon, VA R+30
- Fourseam, KY R+64
- Lundy, FL R+63
- Hainesburg, NJ R+34
- Omega, IL R+70
- Westphalia, TX R+67
- Roxbury, PA R+71
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.