Parkdale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Parkdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkdale, ~11% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkdale leans more Republican than 41 of 59 neighbors.
Parkdale runs about 40 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Parkdale 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 Parkdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Parkdale drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parkdale sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Parkdale are family households, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Parkdale, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Parkdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Parkdale sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollins, AL R+83
- Goodwater, AL R+22
- Overbrook, AL R+60
- Soleo, AL D+10
- Shady Grove, AL R+76
- Weogufka, AL R+77
- Oldfield, AL R+43
- Pinkneyville, AL R+76
- Kellyton, AL Even
- Sylacauga, AL R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crawford, OH R+61
- Twin Oak, TN R+69
- Canfield, WV R+61
- Bent, NM R+27
- Heartwell, NE R+64
- Collyer, KS R+80
- Elco, IL R+55
- Tadmor, TX R+60
- Coveville, PA R+4
- Linlithgo, NY Even
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.