Petrey is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Petrey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Petrey, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Petrey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Petrey leans more Republican than 19 of 38 neighbors.
Petrey runs about 20 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Petrey. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+82), a spread of about 97 points.
Why Petrey 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 Petrey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Petrey hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Petrey drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Petrey, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Petrey looks the way it does
Turnout in Petrey sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Luverne, AL R+48
- Rutledge, AL R+68
- Patsburg, AL R+21
- Vidette, AL R+50
- Honoraville, AL R+72
- Wingard, AL R+43
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Henderson, AL R+58
- Goshen, AL R+57
- Pigeon Creek, AL R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Middleton, AL R+79
- Leckrone, PA R+41
- Wyldwood, TX R+16
- Manchester, MN R+43
- Bixby, MO R+68
- Maher, WV R+72
- Maple Island, MN R+41
- Magnolia, TN R+63
- Mahanoy Plane, PA R+34
- Talcville, VT D+17
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.