Jamestown is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Jamestown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jamestown, ~5% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jamestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jamestown leans more Republican than 56 of 69 neighbors.
Jamestown runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Jamestown 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 Jamestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Jamestown drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jamestown sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jamestown, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Jamestown looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Jamestown sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Jamestown have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gaylesville, AL R+80
- Taff, AL R+83
- Watson, AL R+82
- Congo, AL R+83
- Lyerly, GA R+75
- Fort Payne, AL R+63
- Fullerton, AL R+80
- Mentone, AL R+72
- Menlo, GA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allentown, FL R+74
- Cheneyboro, TX R+69
- Westwood, PA D+19
- Coleman, MD R+6
- Lily Grove, TN R+66
- Antimony, UT R+71
- Hilbert Junction, WI R+49
- Lindrith, NM R+5
- Cotton Lake, TN R+13
- Chain-O-Lakes, IN R+6
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.