Pyriton is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Pyriton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pyriton, ~5% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pyriton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pyriton leans more Republican than 51 of 58 neighbors.
Pyriton runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pyriton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Pyriton 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 Pyriton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Pyriton hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pyriton are family households, above 85% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pyriton, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Pyriton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pyriton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Pyriton report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Pyriton have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Campbells Crossroads, AL R+68
- Highland, AL R+65
- Erin, AL R+55
- Christiana, AL R+85
- Lineville, AL R+50
- Clairmont Springs, AL R+39
- Delta, AL R+84
- Woolfolk, AL R+75
- Silver Run, AL R+53
- McElderry, AL R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton, KS R+79
- Countyline, OK R+73
- Magic City, ID D+30
- Georgia, NJ R+30
- Tintah, MN R+46
- Arnett, TX R+75
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Kelsey, MN R+22
- Woodside, NC R+35
- Struble, IA R+60
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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.