Pools Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Pools Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pools Crossroads, ~4% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pools Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pools Crossroads is the most Republican-leaning.
Pools Crossroads runs about 57 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Pools Crossroads 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 Pools Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Pools Crossroads drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pools Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Pools Crossroads are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pools Crossroads, AL sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pools Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Pools Crossroads 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.
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- Billingsley, AL R+69
- Maplesville, AL R+59
- Stanton, AL R+68
- Clanton, AL R+64
- Verbena, AL R+75
- Thorsby, AL R+78
- Milton, AL R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
- Westport, OR R+29
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.