Mountain Home is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mountain Home typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain Home, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain Home compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain Home leans more Republican than 26 of 62 neighbors.
Mountain Home runs about 30 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mountain Home. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Mountain Home 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 Home, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Mountain Home hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mountain Home, AL sits below the national average 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 Mountain Home looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Mountain Home have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Mountain Home report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Courtland, AL R+28
- Rocky Hill, AL R+44
- North Courtland, AL D+41
- Town Creek, AL R+53
- Masterson Mill, AL R+78
- Hillsboro, AL R+51
- Moulton, AL R+74
- Fish Pond, AL D+9
- Red Bank, AL D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Ellisville, WI R+50
- Carter, MT R+50
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Lockport, IN R+56
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Edson, KS R+84
- Eggleston, VA R+56
- London, TX R+72
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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.