Teals Crossroads leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 26% of adults in Teals Crossroads typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Teals Crossroads, ~9% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~75% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Teals Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Teals Crossroads leans more Republican than 17 of 56 neighbors.
Politically, Teals Crossroads sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Teals Crossroads. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Teals 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 Teals Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Teals Crossroads drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Teals Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 4%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Teals Crossroads, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Teals Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Teals Crossroads 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 41%, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Teals Crossroads report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Teals Crossroads have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clio, AL R+26
- Elamville, AL R+19
- Tyler Crossroads, AL R+45
- Doster, AL R+20
- Louisville, AL R+7
- Skipperville, AL R+81
- Texasville, AL R+56
- Ariton, AL R+66
- Tennille, AL R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ahwahnee, CA R+30
- Seal Rock, OR D+7
- Sudlersville, MD R+50
- Thomas, OK R+69
- Casnovia, MI R+44
- Hemlock, NY R+26
- Cayuga, NY R+29
- Dexter, IA R+35
- Altamont, KS R+57
- Kenna, WV R+69
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.