Trade is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Trade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trade, ~7% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trade leans more Republican than 33 of 51 neighbors.
Trade runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Trade 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 Trade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Trade hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Trade are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Trade, 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 Trade looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Trade own their home, about 15 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Guthery Crossroads, AL R+81
- Crane Hill, AL R+82
- Logan, AL R+85
- Arley, AL R+81
- Cold Springs, AL R+86
- Bremen, AL R+85
- New Georgia, AL R+86
- Addison, AL R+86
- Dodge City, AL R+72
- Houston, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Lake, WI R+29
- Mount Royal, PA R+54
- Olga, MN R+51
- Casa, AR R+71
- Centerton, OH R+58
- Calpack, CA R+32
- Locke, TN R+50
- Cheek, TX R+23
- Lake Wisconsin, WI R+5
- Peter, UT R+63
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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.