Tennille is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Tennille typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tennille, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tennille compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tennille leans more Republican than 40 of 60 neighbors.
Tennille runs about 29 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tennille. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Tennille 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 Tennille, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Tennille hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Tennille, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Tennille looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tennille 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 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Tennille report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Tennille have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hamilton Crossroads, AL R+53
- Doster, AL R+20
- Ariton, AL R+66
- Roeton, AL R+78
- Brundidge, AL R+15
- Rocky Head, AL R+81
- Elamville, AL R+19
- Tarentum, AL R+50
- Java, AL R+75
- Pronto, AL R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allouez, MI R+9
- Spring Grove, MD R+26
- Foster City, MI R+40
- Melvin, TX R+76
- Vaucluse, VA R+28
- Esbon, KS R+76
- Requa, CA R+13
- Dell, MN R+46
- Lincoln Estates, IL R+12
- New Floodwood, OH R+41
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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.