Tanner Crossroads leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Tanner Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tanner Crossroads, ~22% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tanner Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tanner Crossroads leans more Republican than 19 of 66 neighbors.
Tanner Crossroads runs about 4 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tanner Crossroads. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Tanner Crossroads 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 Tanner Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tanner Crossroads votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Tanner Crossroads are family households, above 79% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tanner Crossroads, AL sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tanner Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Tanner Crossroads sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tanner, AL R+27
- Jones Crossroads, AL R+27
- Athens, AL R+47
- Reid, AL R+33
- Belle Mina, AL Even
- Hays Mill, AL R+69
- Mooresville, AL Even
- Madison, AL R+8
- Flower Hill, AL R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Russell, NY R+43
- Omena, MI D+8
- Rush, MD R+66
- Corinne, OK R+80
- Lithium, MO R+69
- Ulysses, KY R+71
- Orange, IA R+32
- Basco, IL R+63
- Indian, AK D+8
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
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.