St. Elmo is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 62% of adults in St. Elmo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Elmo, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Elmo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Elmo leans more Republican than 16 of 33 neighbors.
St. Elmo runs about 28 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Elmo. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 40 points.
Why St. Elmo 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 St. Elmo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Elmo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and St. Elmo sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; St. Elmo, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in St. Elmo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. St. Elmo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Irvington, AL R+59
- Theodore, AL R+43
- Tillmans Corner, AL R+37
- Grand Bay, AL R+70
- Bayou La Batre, AL R+55
- Seven Hills, AL R+63
- San Souci Beach, AL R+73
- Mon Louis, AL R+81
- Coden, AL R+76
- Mobile, AL D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quaker City, OH R+66
- Cool Ridge, WV R+66
- Weldon, CA R+42
- Pocahontas, IA R+46
- Stevinson, CA R+50
- Colma, CA D+39
- Sea Isle City, NJ R+18
- West River, MD R+14
- Buhler, KS R+57
- Mesopotamia, OH R+56
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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.