Powledge is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Powledge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powledge, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powledge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powledge leans more Republican than 49 of 51 neighbors.
Powledge runs about 36 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Powledge 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 Powledge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Powledge drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Powledge are family households, above 91% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Powledge, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powledge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Powledge is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 7 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Powledge own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salem, AL R+57
- Tillery Crossroads, AL R+50
- Piney Grove, GA R+56
- Blanton, AL R+73
- Smiths, AL R+41
- Roanoke Junction, AL R+62
- Smiths Station, AL R+40
- Highland Pines, GA R+51
- Cusseta, AL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Regan, NC R+47
- Saluvia, PA R+76
- Alden, KS R+62
- Innis, LA R+37
- Toms Creek, GA R+72
- Gallagher, WV R+55
- Blaine, OH R+50
- Anamoose, ND R+56
- Wood, NC R+15
- Womac, IL R+44
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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.