Pikeville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Pikeville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pikeville, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pikeville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pikeville leans more Republican than 19 of 54 neighbors.
Pikeville runs about 44 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Pikeville 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 Pikeville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Pikeville drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pikeville sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pikeville, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pikeville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pikeville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Pikeville report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Pikeville have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollywood, AL R+72
- Scottsboro, AL R+62
- Fackler, AL R+75
- Kyles, AL R+75
- Larkinsville, AL R+82
- Skyline, AL R+78
- Martintown, AL R+71
- Letcher, AL R+80
- Hodge, AL R+80
- Pleasant Groves, AL R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Metcalf, GA R+45
- Mount Joy, TX R+77
- Pruett, IL R+68
- Royals Crossroads, FL R+81
- Craig, MO R+66
- Mount Hester, AL R+73
- Munich, ND R+53
- Bena, MN Even
- West Sweden, WI R+36
- Deerfield, VA R+64
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.