Mount Meigs leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Mount Meigs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Meigs, ~49% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Meigs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Meigs leans more Democratic than 41 of 49 neighbors.
Mount Meigs runs about 40 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Mount Meigs is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Meigs. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Mount Meigs 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 Meigs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in Mount Meigs hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 59% of residents in Mount Meigs are Black or African American, above 98% of cities. Mount Meigs runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Meigs, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Meigs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Meigs 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Mount Meigs own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- Teasleys Mill, AL R+12
- Sprague, AL R+9
- Snowdoun, AL D+19
- Mathews, AL R+21
- Ramer, AL R+25
- Dublin, AL R+14
- Montgomery, AL D+44
- Pike Road, AL R+6
- Merry, AL R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Helena, NE R+71
- Pemberton, OH R+72
- Mossville, AR R+55
- Pleasant Hill, NE R+59
- Tice, IL R+48
- Snell, MS R+66
- Ancona, IL R+53
- Hodgewood, AL R+80
- Herald, VA R+68
- Hermitage Springs, TN R+75
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.