Hodges is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Hodges typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hodges, ~5% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hodges compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hodges leans more Republican than 52 of 56 neighbors.
Hodges runs about 56 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Hodges 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 Hodges, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hodges, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Hodges drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hodges, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hodges looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hodges 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 47%, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Vina, AL R+85
- Old Nauvoo, AL R+82
- Hackleburg, AL R+84
- Nix Mill, AL R+81
- Weston, AL R+79
- Spruce Pine, AL R+80
- Dempsey, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lands End, SC R+6
- Phoenicia, NY D+37
- Greshamville, GA R+57
- Hayti, SD R+73
- Clark, CO R+5
- Garfield, WA R+48
- Rock City, IL R+42
- Tomahawk, KY R+76
- Loganville, WI R+36
- Ferndale, NY R+30
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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.