Pleasant Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Pleasant Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Gap, ~7% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Gap leans more Republican than 48 of 72 neighbors.
Pleasant Gap runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Pleasant Gap leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Pleasant Gap. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Gap, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleasant Gap looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Pleasant Gap own their home, about 21 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Garden, AL R+82
- Rock Run, AL R+80
- Ladiga, AL R+84
- Tecumseh, AL R+84
- Vigo, AL R+76
- Ellisville, AL R+81
- Piedmont, AL R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Egypt Mills, PA R+21
- Baker, ND R+46
- Halfway, WY R+75
- Trading Post, KS R+62
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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.