Piney Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Piney Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piney Grove, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piney Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piney Grove leans more Republican than 26 of 48 neighbors.
Piney Grove runs about 54 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Piney Grove 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 Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Piney Grove live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Piney Grove fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Piney Grove, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Piney Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Piney Grove own their home, about 17 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rock City, AL R+83
- Natural Bridge, AL R+86
- Twin, AL R+80
- South Haleyville, AL R+77
- Bear Creek, AL R+80
- Lynn, AL R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Piggtown, MS R+42
- North Easton, NY R+16
- Weaverton, KY R+50
- New Raymer, CO R+74
- Woodward, SC D+32
- White Hills, AZ R+56
- Tiller Crossroads, AL R+50
- Plainview, PA R+51
- Hambletville, NY R+35
- Twilight, PA R+35
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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.