Stough is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Stough typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stough, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stough compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stough leans more Republican than 26 of 42 neighbors.
Stough runs about 54 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Stough 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 Stough, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Stough hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stough, 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 Stough looks the way it does
Turnout in Stough sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rossland City, AL R+82
- Bankston, AL R+86
- Fayette, AL R+54
- Hubbertville, AL R+40
- Fowlers Crossroads, AL R+85
- Cedar Hill, AL R+70
- Berry, AL R+82
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Pea Ridge, AL R+87
- Newtonville, AL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pemberton, VA R+34
- Epworth, KY R+64
- Locustville, VA R+17
- Laurelwood, OR R+8
- Fairmont, OK R+68
- Ivy, IA R+32
- Filburns Island, OH R+77
- Lucius, GA R+59
- Yankton, OR R+24
- East Buckfield, ME R+30
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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.