Pleasant Grove Estates leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Pleasant Grove Estates typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Grove Estates, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Grove Estates compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Grove Estates leans more Republican than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Pleasant Grove Estates runs about 19 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Pleasant Grove Estates 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 Pleasant Grove Estates, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Pleasant Grove Estates hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Grove Estates, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pleasant Grove Estates looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Grove Estates sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirk, AL R+50
- Gordo, AL R+55
- Carrollton, AL R+21
- Stansel, AL R+15
- Elrod, AL R+81
- Cunningham, AL D+16
- Reform, AL R+23
- Sapps, AL D+13
- Echola, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zaneta, IA R+34
- Upton, NC R+58
- Ulupalakua, HI D+24
- Ellis, ID R+61
- Port Sheldon, MI R+19
- Greenville Center, NY R+27
- Andover, VT D+33
- Gladdice, TN R+65
- Brookside, CO R+34
- Tocito, NM D+27
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.