Patton is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Patton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patton, ~4% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patton leans more Republican than 35 of 47 neighbors.
Patton runs about 55 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Patton 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 Patton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Patton hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Patton are family households, above 83% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Patton, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Patton looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 70% of adults in Patton have completed high school, about 20 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Patton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Patton report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakman, AL R+83
- Townley, AL R+88
- Boley Springs, AL R+84
- Corona, AL R+84
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Pocahontas, AL R+90
- Parrish, AL R+72
- Berry, AL R+82
- Carbon Hill, AL R+79
- America, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Togo, MN R+11
- Burnsville, IN R+31
- La Plant, SD D+49
- Mountain Home, AL R+60
- Halls Corners, OH R+33
- Ellisville, WI R+50
- Squaw Lake, MN R+19
- Belle Meade, AR D+60
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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.