Megargel is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Megargel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Megargel, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Megargel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Megargel leans more Republican than 31 of 44 neighbors.
Megargel runs about 37 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Megargel. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Megargel 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 Megargel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Megargel drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Megargel sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Megargel, 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 Megargel looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Megargel is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Megargel report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Megargel have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Frisco City, AL R+44
- Jeddo, AL R+73
- Excel, AL R+69
- Mexia Crossing, AL R+38
- Uriah, AL R+75
- Mexia, AL R+11
- Huxford, AL R+83
- Palmers Crossroads, AL R+74
- Repton, AL R+45
- Barnett Crossroads, AL R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- New Weston, OH R+78
- Pilgrim, KY R+79
- Gary, SD R+53
- New Vernon, NJ R+8
- Portage Des Sioux, MO R+56
- Denmark, MS R+56
- Diagonal, IA R+55
- Leeton, UT R+36
- Sheppards, GA R+54
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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.