Pleasant Site is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Pleasant Site typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Site, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Site compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Site leans more Republican than 20 of 62 neighbors.
Pleasant Site runs about 43 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Pleasant Site 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 Site, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pleasant Site live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Pleasant Site are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Site, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Site looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Site sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dempsey, AL R+80
- Mynot, AL R+73
- Jonesboro, AL R+80
- Piney Bend, AL R+84
- Old Nauvoo, AL R+82
- Bloody Springs, MS R+88
- Frankfort, AL R+74
- Old Burleson, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky, AR R+67
- Mina, PA R+56
- Surprise Valley, OR R+37
- Elamton, KY R+68
- Eldora, NJ R+44
- Monica, KY R+73
- Littrell, KY R+67
- Bradgate, IA R+54
- Lipps, VA R+70
- Glen, WV R+67
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.