Smiths Station leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Smiths Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smiths Station, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smiths Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smiths Station leans more Republican than 28 of 45 neighbors.
Smiths Station runs about 9 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smiths Station. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Smiths Station 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 Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smiths Station votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, well above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Smiths Station, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Smiths Station looks the way it does
Turnout in Smiths Station sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smiths, AL R+41
- Phenix City, AL R+3
- Salem, AL R+57
- Powledge, AL R+66
- Fortson, GA R+36
- Columbus, GA D+31
- Piney Grove, GA R+56
- Highland Pines, GA R+51
- Nuckols, AL D+48
- Fort Benning, GA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sparta, GA D+36
- Coquille, OR R+17
- Point Pleasant, WV R+50
- South Hill, VA D+3
- Treasure Island, FL R+19
- Winchester, IN R+51
- Old Fort, NC R+51
- Ada, OH R+25
- Snow Camp, NC R+53
- Belford, NJ R+26
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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.