Lillian is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lillian typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lillian, ~13% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lillian compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lillian leans more Republican than 24 of 35 neighbors.
Lillian runs about 36 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lillian. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lillian 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 Lillian, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lillian votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lillian, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lillian looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lillian is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 59% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Lillian own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perdido Beach, AL R+69
- Josephine, AL R+75
- Elberta, AL R+75
- Seminole, AL R+80
- Ocean Springs, FL R+42
- Myrtle Grove, FL R+18
- Orange Beach, AL R+56
- Miflin, AL R+69
- Warrington, FL R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Judson, IN R+50
- Evergreen, AL D+11
- Windsor, NY R+32
- Dresher, PA D+31
- New Concord, OH R+43
- Mamou, LA R+27
- Petersburg, MI R+40
- Leetonia, OH R+50
- Priest River, ID R+56
- East Merrimack, NH D+12
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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.