Snoddy leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Snoddy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Snoddy, ~46% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Snoddy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Snoddy leans more Democratic than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Snoddy runs about 66 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Snoddy is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Snoddy. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 79 points.
Why Snoddy 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 Snoddy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 79% of residents in Snoddy are Black or African American, about 56 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Snoddy have never been married, above 84% of cities. Snoddy runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Snoddy, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Snoddy looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Snoddy own their home, about 14 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Snoddy sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union, AL D+46
- Ralph, AL R+31
- Knoxville, AL D+13
- Lewiston, AL D+32
- Fosters, AL R+44
- Romulus, AL R+57
- Eutaw, AL D+52
- Kirk, AL R+50
- Stewart, AL R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grant, IA R+49
- Georgia, LA D+19
- Dalesburg, SD R+46
- Lamar, NE R+83
- Sassafras, MD R+34
- Stark, MO R+65
- Trimountain, MI R+28
- Nulato, AK D+35
- Maryknoll, MO R+55
- Nebo, MO R+72
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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.