St. Stephens is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in St. Stephens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Stephens, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Stephens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Stephens leans more Republican than 31 of 44 neighbors.
St. Stephens runs about 25 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Stephens. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 36 points.
Why St. Stephens 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. Stephens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in St. Stephens live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; St. Stephens, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in St. Stephens looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in St. Stephens have completed high school, about 11 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bigbee, AL R+73
- Frankville, AL R+60
- Cortelyou, AL R+18
- Rutan, AL R+63
- Jackson, AL R+19
- Winn, AL R+14
- Prestwick, AL D+13
- Sunflower, AL R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Selawik, AK D+23
- Lake Spring, MO R+74
- Pointe a la Hache, LA D+71
- Snow Shoe, PA R+43
- Clarksville, MO R+54
- Lewis, NY R+9
- Phyllis, KY R+73
- Slickville, PA R+49
- Laughlin A F B, TX R+31
- Lyons, WI R+34
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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.