Stanley is a Republican stronghold. About 4% of voters here vote Democratic and 96% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Stanley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanley, ~3% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanley leans more Republican than 40 of 42 neighbors.
Stanley runs about 61 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Stanley 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 Stanley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Stanley are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stanley, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Stanley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Stanley own their home, about 20 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Libertyville, AL R+59
- Carolina, AL R+81
- Hacoda, AL R+78
- Horn Hill, AL R+89
- Andalusia, AL R+49
- Sanford, AL R+88
- Onycha, AL R+88
- Beck, AL R+82
- Babbie, AL R+91
- Rome, AL R+93
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sprouses Corner, VA R+36
- Woodward, PA R+43
- New Guilford, OH R+69
- Lindenwood, IL R+41
- Beaver, KY R+64
- Pike View, KY R+69
- Karthaus, PA R+62
- Atlasburg, PA R+39
- Verner, WV R+76
- Daniels, TX R+77
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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.