Silver Run is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Silver Run typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Run, ~20% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Run leans more Republican than 16 of 64 neighbors.
Silver Run runs about 23 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Silver Run 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 Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Silver Run drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Silver Run are family households, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Silver Run, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Silver Run looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Run 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 65%, above 68% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Silver Run have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oxford, AL R+37
- Hobson City, AL D+22
- Munford, AL R+50
- Jenifer, AL R+44
- Vinnette, AL R+61
- West End-Cobb Town, AL R+35
- Eastaboga, AL R+56
- McElderry, AL R+77
- Anniston, AL R+9
- Blue Mountain, AL D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Strauss, KS R+64
- King, WI R+20
- Stille, LA R+83
- Stover, SC R+15
- Thatcher, ID R+75
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Nubieber, CA R+44
- Spivey, KS R+69
- Ticknor, GA R+64
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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.