Marion Junction leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Marion Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marion Junction, ~43% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marion Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marion Junction leans more Democratic than 20 of 45 neighbors.
Marion Junction runs about 53 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Marion Junction is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Marion Junction. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+51) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Marion Junction 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 Marion Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Marion Junction votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Marion Junction runs about 53 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Marion Junction, AL does.
Why turnout in Marion Junction looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Marion Junction sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harrell, AL D+51
- Hazen, AL D+73
- Potter, AL R+12
- Orrville, AL D+61
- Suttle, AL R+13
- West Selmont, AL D+33
- Hamburg, AL D+40
- Browns, AL D+36
- Selma, AL D+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandusky, NY R+56
- Rose Hill Acres, TX R+78
- Stanford, IL R+44
- Rotterdam Junction, NY R+20
- Sulphur, SD R+35
- Riderville, TX R+71
- Cornell, MI R+39
- Smallwood, SC D+6
- Hugo, CO R+63
- Panaca, NV R+66
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.