Piedmont is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Piedmont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piedmont, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piedmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piedmont leans more Republican than 17 of 76 neighbors.
Piedmont runs about 40 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Piedmont. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Piedmont 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 Piedmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Piedmont votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Piedmont, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Piedmont looks the way it does
Turnout in Piedmont 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
- Piedmont Springs, AL R+75
- Ladiga, AL R+84
- Gnatville, AL R+85
- Spring Garden, AL R+82
- Vigo, AL R+76
- Knightens Crossroads, AL R+85
- Nances Creek, AL R+72
- Maxwellborn, AL R+87
- Pleasant Gap, AL R+82
- Estes Crossroads, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crandall, TX R+23
- Eden, NY R+25
- Alliance, NE R+50
- Gladstone, MI R+23
- Olivette, MO D+53
- Opp, AL R+61
- Sorrento, FL R+41
- Lansdowne, MD D+13
- Southampton, NY D+14
- Stuttgart, AR R+10
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.