Millers Ferry leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Millers Ferry typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Millers Ferry, ~16% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Millers Ferry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Millers Ferry is the most Republican-leaning.
Millers Ferry runs about 12 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Millers Ferry. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+77) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+48), a spread of about 126 points.
Why Millers Ferry 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 Millers Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Millers Ferry hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Millers Ferry sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Millers Ferry, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Millers Ferry looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Millers Ferry 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 35%, about 19 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Millers Ferry report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Millers Ferry sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alberta, AL D+73
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Camden, AL D+7
- Annemanie, AL R+20
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Rockwest, AL R+21
- Flatwood, AL D+66
- Hampden, AL D+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Java, SD R+78
- Springtown, AR R+64
- Pleasant Grove, TN R+71
- Centerville, KS R+65
- Grant, NY R+24
- Fourche, AR R+57
- Center City, TX R+77
- Centenary, SC D+17
- Nome, ND R+49
- Clarence, IL R+60
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.