Smiths leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Smiths typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smiths, ~22% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smiths compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smiths leans more Republican than 30 of 46 neighbors.
Smiths runs about 10 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smiths. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Smiths 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 Smiths, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smiths votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Smiths, AL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Smiths looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Smiths 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 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smiths Station, AL R+40
- Phenix City, AL R+3
- Salem, AL R+57
- Powledge, AL R+66
- Fortson, GA R+36
- Piney Grove, GA R+56
- Columbus, GA D+31
- Highland Pines, GA R+51
- Mountain Hill, GA R+52
- Fort Benning, GA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartford City, IN R+45
- Somerville, AL R+75
- Campbell, OH D+19
- Forest Hill, MD R+33
- Woodfin, NC D+22
- Oreland, PA D+26
- Sturgis, SD R+42
- Thornville, OH R+47
- Woodbury, TN R+68
- Fort Belvoir, VA D+21
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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.