Knightens Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Knightens Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knightens Crossroads, ~5% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knightens Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knightens Crossroads leans more Republican than 69 of 75 neighbors.
Knightens Crossroads runs about 55 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Knightens Crossroads 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 Knightens Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Knightens Crossroads drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Knightens Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Knightens Crossroads, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Knightens Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Knightens Crossroads 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
- Maxwellborn, AL R+87
- Piedmont Springs, AL R+75
- Estes Crossroads, AL R+85
- Gnatville, AL R+85
- Piedmont, AL R+71
- Nances Creek, AL R+72
- Hokes Bluff, AL R+78
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- Ladiga, AL R+84
- Whites Gap, AL R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ongo, MO R+65
- Noack, TX R+58
- Merry Oaks, NC R+20
- Richardson, WI R+46
- Greig, NY R+46
- Brownsburg, PA D+2
- Oak Hill, MI R+23
- Polvadera, NM R+19
- Grand Mound, WA R+31
- Perrytown, AR R+55
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.