Pigeon Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Pigeon Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pigeon Creek, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pigeon Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pigeon Creek leans more Republican than 16 of 40 neighbors.
Pigeon Creek runs about 23 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pigeon Creek. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Pigeon Creek 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 Pigeon Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pigeon Creek live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pigeon Creek, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pigeon Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Pigeon Creek 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
- Industry, AL R+78
- Leon, AL R+49
- Rutledge, AL R+68
- Oaky Streak, AL R+78
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Greenville, AL D+4
- Petrey, AL R+51
- Luverne, AL R+48
- Georgiana, AL R+17
- Honoraville, AL R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Two Creeks, WI R+43
- Study Butte, TX R+34
- Huntimer, SD R+54
- Nile, WA R+41
- Point Cedar, AR R+68
- Point Lay, AK D+21
- Greenwood Shores, SC R+56
- Monterey, NE R+69
- Wayland, OH R+46
- Ellis Prairie, MO R+71
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.