Monterey leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Monterey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monterey, ~39% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monterey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monterey leans more Democratic than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Monterey runs about 47 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Monterey is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monterey. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Monterey 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 Monterey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 44% of residents in Monterey are Black or African American, about 21 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Monterey have never been married, above 81% of cities. Monterey runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Monterey, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monterey looks the way it does
Turnout in Monterey sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Forest Home, AL R+24
- Awin, AL D+24
- Pine Apple, AL D+34
- Manningham, AL D+15
- Shacklesville, AL R+67
- Furman, AL D+34
- Minter, AL D+26
- Reddock Springs, AL R+42
- McWilliams, AL D+21
- Farmersville, AL D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yznaga, TX R+19
- Delhi, OK R+78
- Fairview, MS R+3
- Whitehaven, MD R+24
- Shepard, ND R+51
- Lynn, NC R+23
- Marie, AR R+77
- Eustis, ME R+28
- Wilders, IN R+48
- Chandler, OH R+58
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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.