Pooles Crossroad leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Pooles Crossroad typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pooles Crossroad, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pooles Crossroad compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pooles Crossroad leans more Republican than 19 of 61 neighbors.
Pooles Crossroad runs about 17 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pooles Crossroad. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Pooles Crossroad 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 Pooles Crossroad, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Pooles Crossroad drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pooles Crossroad, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pooles Crossroad looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Pooles Crossroad report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pooles Crossroad sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peavy, AL R+64
- Penton, AL R+53
- Roanoke, AL R+37
- Stroud, AL R+55
- Chapel Hill, AL D+13
- Forester Chapel, AL R+66
- Dickert, AL R+51
- Bacon Level, AL R+41
- Wadley, AL R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rufus, OR R+56
- Portland, FL R+52
- Hondo, NM R+46
- Rubottom, OK R+71
- Indian Creek, TX R+80
- Tabor, MN R+51
- Skykomish, WA D+17
- Whitharral, TX R+82
- Bellefontaine, MS R+73
- Philadelphia, IN R+44
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.