Howton is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Howton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Howton, ~7% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Howton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Howton leans more Republican than 41 of 49 neighbors.
Howton runs about 47 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Howton 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 Howton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Howton hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Howton drive to work alone, above 84% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Howton, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Howton looks the way it does
Turnout in Howton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cottondale, AL R+29
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- Duncanville, AL R+59
- Hagler, AL R+75
- Fleetwood, AL R+76
- Tuscaloosa, AL D+24
- Holt, AL D+23
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- Pearson, AL R+74
- Vance, AL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Daisy Hill, IN R+58
- Laws, CA R+22
- San Lucas, CA R+15
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Lovelaceville, KY R+66
- Tara, IA R+31
- Knox, NY R+19
- Granada, CO R+57
- Joseph, UT R+76
- Merrimon, NC R+26
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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.