Rogersville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Rogersville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rogersville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rogersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rogersville leans more Republican than 52 of 73 neighbors.
Rogersville runs about 43 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rogersville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Rogersville leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Rogersville. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rogersville, AL sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Rogersville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rogersville 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 62%, about 8 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thorntontown, AL R+74
- Whitehead, AL R+78
- Oliver, AL R+70
- Lock Three, AL R+62
- Red Bank, AL D+7
- Mitchelltown, AL R+65
- Anderson, AL R+79
- Coxey, AL R+72
- Lexington, AL R+78
- Mount Rozell, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. James, NC R+27
- Boones Mill, VA R+48
- Clayton, GA R+56
- Elba, AL R+46
- Mount Wolf, PA R+28
- Linglestown, PA R+9
- West Concord, MA D+53
- Port Isabel, TX R+6
- Algona, IA R+34
- Mahanoy City, PA R+7
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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.