Parrish is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Parrish typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parrish, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parrish compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parrish leans more Republican than 16 of 55 neighbors.
Parrish runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parrish. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Parrish 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 Parrish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Parrish hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Parrish, AL does.
Why turnout in Parrish looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parrish is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Parrish report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Parrish have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- America, AL R+81
- Goodsprings, AL R+81
- Oakman, AL R+83
- Cordova, AL R+72
- Gorgas, AL R+79
- Benoit, AL R+72
- Burnwell, AL R+82
- Townley, AL R+88
- Patton, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- North, SC R+4
- Butler, OH R+58
- Byrdstown, TN R+69
- East Dundee, IL D+6
- New Buffalo, MI D+4
- Frankfort, MI D+13
- Clayton, AL D+30
- Omega, GA R+59
- Brundidge, AL R+15
- Ajo, AZ D+6
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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.