Minooka is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Minooka typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minooka, ~10% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minooka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minooka leans more Republican than 23 of 51 neighbors.
Minooka runs about 26 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Minooka. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Minooka 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 Minooka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Minooka are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Minooka sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Minooka, 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 Minooka looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Minooka is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Minooka report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Minooka have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wessington, AL R+70
- Wilton, AL R+36
- Montevallo, AL R+31
- Calera, AL R+19
- South Calera, AL R+54
- Jemison, AL R+76
- Dargin, AL R+41
- Brierfield, AL R+70
- Ryan, AL R+31
- Randolph, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poplar Springs, AL R+82
- Lapine, LA R+88
- North Brevard, NC Even
- Deshler, NE R+67
- Ford, VA R+40
- Cushing, MN R+43
- Rose Lodge, OR R+8
- Montague, TX R+77
- Blackstock, SC R+35
- Downsville, NY R+43
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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.