Piney Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Piney Bend typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piney Bend, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piney Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piney Bend leans more Republican than 39 of 53 neighbors.
Piney Bend runs about 54 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Piney Bend 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 Piney Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Piney Bend drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Piney Bend, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Piney Bend looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Piney Bend own their home, about 12 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Old Nauvoo, AL R+82
- Old Burleson, AL R+85
- Dempsey, AL R+80
- Vina, AL R+85
- Hodges, AL R+86
- Pleasant Site, AL R+74
- Jonesboro, AL R+80
- Red Bay, AL R+70
- Rockwood, AL R+81
- Spruce Pine, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Honomakau, HI D+27
- Howland, VA R+19
- Jewtown, GA R+39
- Jewell, OR R+22
- Centralia, IA R+37
- Simms, CA R+45
- Cobbs, AR R+44
- Shageluk, AK D+15
- Seymourville, LA D+57
- Seyppel, AR R+81
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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.