Margerum is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Margerum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Margerum, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Margerum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Margerum leans more Republican than 22 of 60 neighbors.
Margerum runs about 45 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Margerum 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 Margerum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Margerum live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Margerum, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Margerum looks the way it does
Turnout in Margerum sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Hester, AL R+73
- Oldham, MS R+77
- Lime Kiln, AL R+75
- Cherokee, AL R+65
- Iuka, MS R+73
- Mynot, AL R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reva, SD R+88
- Ketchumville, NY R+28
- Lone Star, AZ R+53
- Lone Tree, ND R+64
- Santa Elena, TX R+9
- Lower Elk Creek, VA R+63
- Simcoe, ND R+60
- Weed, NM R+75
- Strang, NE R+65
- Radium, CO R+41
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.