Paint Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Paint Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paint Rock, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paint Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paint Rock leans more Republican than 39 of 49 neighbors.
Paint Rock runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Paint Rock 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 Paint Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Paint Rock live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Paint Rock, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Paint Rock looks the way it does
Turnout in Paint Rock 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
- Maysville, AL R+62
- Gurley, AL R+56
- Woodville, AL R+81
- Swaim, AL R+72
- Trenton, AL R+78
- Lim Rock, AL R+83
- Owens Cross Roads, AL R+41
- Pleasant Groves, AL R+82
- New Hope, AL R+70
- Brownsboro, AL R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Crosse, GA R+41
- Lanton, MO R+70
- Hester Heights, AL R+75
- New Amsterdam, IN R+58
- Cedar Valley, UT R+69
- New Burlington, OH R+59
- Hickory Ridge, AR R+74
- Sandusky, TX R+70
- Stilson, GA R+59
- Stephens, GA R+58
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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.