Perdido is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Perdido typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perdido, ~7% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perdido compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perdido leans more Republican than 41 of 47 neighbors.
Perdido runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perdido. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Perdido 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 Perdido, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Perdido hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Perdido drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Perdido, AL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Perdido looks the way it does
Turnout in Perdido 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
- Nokomis, AL R+62
- Dyas, AL R+76
- Rabun, AL R+78
- Poarch, AL R+42
- Atmore, AL R+16
- Phillipsville, AL R+88
- Walnut Hill, FL R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pulaski, MI R+43
- Round Mountain, NV R+70
- Aydlett, NC R+51
- Benavides, TX R+2
- North New Portland, ME R+27
- Green Isle, MN R+52
- Ryan, AL R+31
- Adell, WI R+43
- Braggs, OK R+65
- Newville, VA R+33
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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.