Putnam is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Putnam typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Putnam, ~44% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Putnam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Putnam sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 40 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 14 leaning the other way.
Putnam runs about 33 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Putnam sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Putnam. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+12) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Putnam 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 Putnam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Putnam votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Putnam runs about 33 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Putnam, AL does.
Why turnout in Putnam looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Putnam have completed high school, about 11 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Campbell, AL R+68
- Mount Sterling, AL R+3
- Exmoor, AL R+50
- Cromwell, AL R+81
- Sweet Water, AL R+9
- Bashi, AL R+82
- Pleasant Hill, AL R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milo, OK R+37
- Jericho, AL R+46
- Worlds, VA R+59
- Selma, SC D+10
- Second Mesa, AZ D+68
- Coddes Beach, MI R+36
- Gildford, MT R+55
- Waverly Woods, IN R+56
- Lowden, WA R+55
- Westville, NY R+9
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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.