Hunter leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Hunter typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunter, ~18% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hunter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hunter leans more Republican than 20 of 53 neighbors.
Hunter runs about 17 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hunter. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Hunter 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 Hunter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Hunter hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Hunter, AL does.
Why turnout in Hunter looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 58% of households in Hunter rent, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hunter sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Hunter report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manack, AL R+33
- Pine Level, AL R+64
- Prattville, AL R+36
- Millbrook, AL R+28
- Coosada, AL R+18
- Robinsons, AL R+44
- Montgomery, AL D+44
- Booth, AL R+25
- Snowdoun, AL D+19
- Hope Hull, AL R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rimini, MT R+16
- Whitlash, MT R+68
- Sandlick, TN R+73
- Hope, TX R+80
- Wishkah, WA R+37
- Foss, OK R+78
- Varina, IA R+53
- Phoenix, MS R+65
- Star City, MO R+66
- Onward, IN R+56
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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.