Rose Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~4% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 34 of 46 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 57 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Rose Hill drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rose Hill, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rose Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Rose Hill own their home, about 17 points above the Alabama average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Rose Hill have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dozier, AL R+74
- Searight, AL R+74
- Opine, AL R+88
- Friendship, AL R+78
- Weed Crossroad, AL R+70
- Heath, AL R+73
- Babbie, AL R+91
- Sanford, AL R+88
- River Falls, AL R+78
- Gantt, AL R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stony Battery, VA R+64
- Means, KY R+67
- Proctor, WV R+63
- Sayner, WI R+22
- Cairo, IN R+32
- Spanishburg, WV R+75
- Evergreen, LA R+57
- Harrodsburg, IN R+30
- New Limerick, ME R+44
- Cecil, AL R+23
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.