Roba is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Roba typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roba, ~42% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roba compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roba leans more Democratic than 28 of 36 neighbors.
Roba runs about 95 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Roba is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roba. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Roba 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 Roba, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 81% of residents in Roba are Black or African American, about 57 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Roba have never been married, above 93% of cities. Roba runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roba, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roba looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roba is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Roba report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Roba sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hannon, AL D+77
- Fort Davis, AL D+75
- Davisville, AL D+76
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Enon, AL D+79
- Rutherford, AL D+39
- Union Springs, AL D+53
- Hurtsboro, AL D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sergeant, PA R+46
- Sellers, MO R+70
- Elkinsville, IN R+54
- Elbert, TX R+83
- Dudley, SD R+60
- Upper Flats, WV R+62
- Neafus, KY R+69
- Sugarland, MD D+13
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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.