Hodge is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Hodge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hodge, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hodge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hodge leans more Republican than 45 of 57 neighbors.
Hodge runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Hodge 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 Hodge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hodge, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Hodge are family households, above 75% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hodge, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hodge looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Hodge have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dutton, AL R+81
- Section, AL R+79
- Scottsboro, AL R+62
- Powell, AL R+72
- Powells Crossroads, AL R+73
- Hollywood, AL R+72
- Martintown, AL R+71
- Pikeville, AL R+74
- Pisgah, AL R+78
- Sylvania, AL R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Orient, WA R+41
- Ucross, WY R+75
- Trenton, IA R+47
- Waltonia, CO R+14
- Walhalla, MI R+35
- Barree, PA R+58
- The Bend, OH R+51
- Paloma, IL R+68
- Withers Mill, MO R+62
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.