Talladega is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Talladega typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Talladega, ~31% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Talladega compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Talladega sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 64 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 4 leaning the other way.
Talladega runs about 32 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Talladega sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Talladega. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+28) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+50), a spread of about 78 points.
Why Talladega 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 Talladega, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Talladega votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Talladega runs about 32 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Talladega, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Talladega looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Talladega is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Talladega rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Talladega report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Renfroe, AL R+5
- Stockdale, AL R+61
- Waldo, AL R+67
- Woolfolk, AL R+75
- McElderry, AL R+77
- Winterboro, AL R+7
- Alpine, AL D+4
- Lincoln, AL R+52
- Chandler Springs, AL R+66
- Kymulga, AL Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wantagh, NY R+28
- Westbrook, ME D+17
- Nederland, TX R+38
- Sunny Isles Beach, FL R+25
- Carrboro, NC D+68
- Anacortes, WA D+21
- Sunland, CA Even
- North Salt Lake, UT R+5
- Davidson, NC Even
- Lynbrook, NY R+6
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.