Mynot is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mynot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mynot, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mynot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mynot leans more Republican than 21 of 64 neighbors.
Mynot runs about 43 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Mynot 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 Mynot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mynot live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Mynot are family households, above 97% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mynot, 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 Mynot looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Mynot report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mynot sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Mynot have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Hester, AL R+73
- Pleasant Site, AL R+74
- Cherokee, AL R+65
- Red Rock, AL R+64
- Margerum, AL R+75
- Bloody Springs, MS R+88
- Dempsey, AL R+80
- Frankfort, AL R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Awin, AL D+24
- Memphis, AL D+9
- Nowlin, SD R+73
- Helena Crossing, AR D+16
- West Almond, NY R+28
- Clio, KY R+77
- Wedderburn, OR R+16
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.