South Calera is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in South Calera typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Calera, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Calera compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Calera leans more Republican than 20 of 51 neighbors.
South Calera runs about 23 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Calera. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 43 points.
Why South Calera 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 South Calera, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in South Calera are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; South Calera, AL sits above 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 South Calera looks the way it does
Turnout in South Calera 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
- Calera, AL R+19
- Minooka, AL R+57
- Dargin, AL R+41
- Wessington, AL R+70
- Saginaw, AL R+41
- Jemison, AL R+76
- Montevallo, AL R+31
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Collins Chapel, AL R+80
- Columbiana, AL R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lorenz Park, NY Even
- Millers Mills, NY R+46
- Johnstown, WV R+58
- Montario Point, NY R+43
- Wade, MS R+87
- Warsaw, ND R+64
- Warrick, MT R+37
- Warren, NY R+39
- Mountain Park, NM R+31
- Schwer, IL R+68
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.