Townley is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Townley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Townley, ~4% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Townley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Townley leans more Republican than 47 of 48 neighbors.
Townley runs about 58 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Townley 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 Townley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Townley drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Townley sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Townley, 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 Townley looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Townley have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pocahontas, AL R+90
- Patton, AL R+85
- Saragossa, AL R+87
- Oakman, AL R+83
- Carbon Hill, AL R+79
- Studdards Crossroads, AL R+86
- Parrish, AL R+72
- Prospect, AL R+86
- America, AL R+81
- Kansas, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Cuyama, CA R+23
- Haines, OR R+51
- Lovilia, IA R+47
- Hilda, SC R+60
- Glen Rose, AR R+66
- Wall, TX R+86
- Story, AR R+67
- Humboldt, AZ R+48
- Marlton Heights, NJ R+18
- Yuba, MI D+12
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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.