Montrose leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Montrose typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montrose, ~23% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montrose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montrose leans more Republican than 9 of 44 neighbors.
Montrose runs about 17 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montrose. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Montrose 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 Montrose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montrose votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, well above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Montrose are family households, above 87% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Montrose, AL does.
Why turnout in Montrose looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Montrose is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Montrose have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Daphne, AL R+40
- Fairhope, AL R+49
- Point Clear, AL R+34
- Malbis, AL R+53
- Silverhill, AL R+69
- Loxley, AL R+57
- Spanish Fort, AL R+55
- Steelwood, AL R+52
- Summerdale, AL R+73
- Bromley, AL R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elgin, IA R+35
- Sanostee, NM D+26
- Lake Michigan Beach, MI R+26
- Esmont, VA D+2
- Paradise Hill, OH R+54
- Ashland, MT R+5
- Chunky, MS R+73
- Culbertson, NE R+75
- Waveland, IN R+61
- Butlers Crossroads, NC R+36
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.