Poplar Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Poplar Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poplar Springs, ~6% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poplar Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poplar Springs leans more Republican than 15 of 52 neighbors.
Poplar Springs runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Poplar Springs leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Poplar Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Poplar Springs, AL sits below the national average 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 Poplar Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Poplar Springs 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
- Prospect, AL R+86
- Nauvoo, AL R+86
- Saragossa, AL R+87
- Delmar, AL R+83
- Houston, AL R+80
- Double Springs, AL R+84
- Lynn, AL R+87
- Arley, AL R+81
- Kansas, AL R+85
- Jasper, AL R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ford, VA R+40
- Lapine, LA R+88
- Deshler, NE R+67
- Cushing, MN R+43
- Minooka, AL R+57
- North Brevard, NC Even
- Blackstock, SC R+35
- Gas Point, CA R+51
- Sanish, ND D+29
- Rose Lodge, OR R+8
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.