Mount Olive is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Mount Olive typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Olive, ~17% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Olive compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Olive leans more Republican than 40 of 80 neighbors.
Mount Olive runs about 27 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Olive. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Mount Olive 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 Olive, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Olive votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Mount Olive, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Olive looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Olive 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 63%, above 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cardiff, AL R+63
- Gardendale, AL R+43
- Brookside, AL R+45
- Fultondale, AL R+3
- Sayre, AL R+80
- Graysville, AL R+16
- Morris, AL R+74
- Forestdale, AL D+72
- Adamsville, AL D+31
- Tarrant, AL D+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Waverly, TX R+60
- Meraux, LA R+39
- Cave City, KY R+55
- Camino, CA R+19
- Martinsburg, PA R+58
- McRae, GA R+33
- Tappan, NY Even
- Chesterbrook, PA D+34
- Paulden, AZ R+52
- Waldron, AR R+66
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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.