Mountain Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Mountain Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain Grove, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain Grove leans more Republican than 36 of 68 neighbors.
Mountain Grove runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Mountain Grove 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 Mountain Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Mountain Grove hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mountain Grove, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mountain Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Mountain Grove 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
- Gum Springs, AL R+80
- Walter, AL R+85
- Blountsville, AL R+82
- Red Hill, AL R+81
- Holly Pond, AL R+84
- Nectar, AL R+84
- Cleveland, AL R+81
- Hanceville, AL R+76
- Garden City, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
- Iron City, OH R+57
- Staples, TX R+41
- Okee, WI R+18
- Pleasanton, OH R+33
- Bon Air, AL R+29
- Five Points, GA Even
- Woodlawn, LA R+80
- Boynton, OK R+56
- Atalissa, IA R+39
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.