Perry County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Perry County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry County, ~49% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perry County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Perry County leans more Democratic than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Perry County runs about 71 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Perry County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Perry County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+69) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 106 points.
Why Perry County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Perry County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 71% of residents in Perry County are Black or African American, about 47 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Perry County have never been married, above 85% of counties. Perry County runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Perry County, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Perry County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Perry County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hale County, AL D+13
- Dallas County, AL D+38
- Marengo County, AL D+3
- Bibb County, AL R+57
- Greene County, AL D+53
- Wilcox County, AL D+22
- Tuscaloosa County, AL R+9
- Chilton County, AL R+69
- Sumter County, AL D+43
- Autauga County, AL R+41
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kiowa County, OK R+61
- Clearwater County, MN R+46
- Carroll County, MO R+61
- Mathews County, VA R+39
- Montgomery County, AR R+67
- Trimble County, KY R+57
- Jack County, TX R+74
- Ozark County, MO R+67
- Archer County, TX R+76
- Sitka City and Borough, AK D+13
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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.