Silver Cross leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Silver Cross typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Cross, ~25% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Cross compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Cross leans more Republican than 13 of 49 neighbors.
Silver Cross runs about 16 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Why Silver Cross 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 Silver Cross, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Silver Cross live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Silver Cross sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Silver Cross, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Silver Cross looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Silver Cross have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Silver Cross sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Silver Cross report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Frankville, AL R+60
- Koenton, AL R+20
- Bigbee, AL R+73
- Cullomburg, AL R+23
- Coffeeville, AL R+10
- West Bend, AL D+3
- Silas, AL R+4
- Womack Hill, AL R+44
- Millry, AL R+63
- Healing Springs, AL R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perrys Corner, ME R+29
- Atomic City, ID R+73
- Trombly, MI R+38
- Ramsey, PA R+56
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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.