Stockton leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Stockton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stockton, ~19% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stockton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stockton leans more Republican than 14 of 46 neighbors.
Politically, Stockton sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stockton. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+86), a spread of about 112 points.
Why Stockton 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 Stockton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Stockton live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stockton sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Stockton are family households, above 78% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stockton, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Stockton looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Stockton report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Stockton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vaughn, AL R+64
- Rabun, AL R+78
- Tensaw, AL Even
- Dyas, AL R+76
- Perdido, AL R+81
- Mount Vernon, AL D+15
- Calvert, AL R+7
- Carpenter, AL R+68
- Malcolm, AL D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sawmill, AZ D+61
- Echo, MN R+59
- Juniata Terrace, PA R+62
- Holden, UT R+72
- Wetmore, KS R+63
- Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND R+45
- Houston Acres, KY D+14
- Webster Lake, NH R+14
- Dellwood, GA R+28
- Tyro, MS R+19
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.