Powers leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Powers typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powers, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powers leans more Republican than 12 of 40 neighbors.
Powers runs about 19 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Powers. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+17) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Powers 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 Powers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Powers are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Powers, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powers looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Powers own their home, about 14 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moundville, AL R+16
- Fosters, AL R+44
- Stewart, AL R+24
- Knoxville, AL D+13
- Duncanville, AL R+59
- Ralph, AL R+31
- Ingram, AL R+26
- Akron, AL R+19
- Romulus, AL R+57
- Tuscaloosa, AL D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kadoka, SD R+57
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
- Mountain Hill, GA R+52
- Mora, NM D+26
- Argusville, ND R+42
- Tunas, MO R+71
- Gallman, MS D+3
- Tull, AR R+75
- Andersonville, GA R+35
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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.