Mount Jefferson leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Mount Jefferson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Jefferson, ~24% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Jefferson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Jefferson leans more Republican than 20 of 49 neighbors.
Mount Jefferson runs about 6 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Why Mount Jefferson 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 Jefferson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Mount Jefferson drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Jefferson, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Jefferson looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Jefferson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farmville, AL R+44
- Cusseta, AL R+45
- Roanoke Junction, AL R+62
- Oak Bowery, AL R+20
- Tillery Crossroads, AL R+50
- Opelika, AL R+8
- Pepperell, AL R+3
- Sturkie, AL R+16
- Moorefield, AL R+12
- Valley, AL R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Park, PA R+44
- Long Valley Junction, UT R+52
- Indian Falls, CA R+6
- Redrock, NM R+45
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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.