Perryville leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Perryville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perryville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perryville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perryville leans more Republican than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Politically, Perryville sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perryville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Perryville 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 Perryville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Perryville live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Perryville, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Perryville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Perryville own their home, about 18 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Perryville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summerfield, AL R+45
- Suttle, AL R+13
- Osborn, AL R+28
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Sprott, AL D+17
- Vine Hill, AL R+30
- Fremont, AL R+16
- Potter, AL R+12
- Plantersville, AL R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yonges Island, SC D+6
- Mulch, VA R+33
- Nile, NY R+46
- Bullock, AL R+69
- Stark, IL R+55
- Talpa, TX R+81
- Lanham, TX R+75
- Lamont, NY R+50
- Tampico, MT R+61
- Kenna, NM R+78
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.