Mount Hope is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Mount Hope typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hope, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Hope leans more Republican than 39 of 61 neighbors.
Mount Hope runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Mount Hope drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mount Hope are family households, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mount Hope, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Hope looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Hope is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Mount Hope have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Landersville, AL R+78
- Old Bethel, AL R+78
- Posey Mill, AL R+85
- Town Creek, AL R+53
- Hester Heights, AL R+75
- Wren, AL R+77
- Pebble, AL R+86
- Masterson Mill, AL R+78
- Russellville, AL R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tower Lakes, IL D+7
- Bass Lake, IN R+48
- Faber, VA R+25
- Okeene, OK R+73
- East Brady, PA R+53
- Clermont, IN D+6
- Russellville, OH R+60
- Pedro Valley, CA D+32
- Franklin Grove, IL R+30
- Green Mountain, NC R+52
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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.