Union Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Union Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union Grove, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Union Grove leans more Republican than 27 of 59 neighbors.
Union Grove runs about 43 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Union Grove. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Union Grove leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Union Grove. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Union Grove, 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 Union Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Union Grove is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scant City, AL R+75
- Morgan City, AL R+72
- Arab, AL R+72
- Laceys Spring, AL R+67
- Joppa, AL R+79
- Cottonville, AL R+68
- New Hope, AL R+70
- Valhermoso Springs, AL R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Johnsonville, SC R+30
- Franklinville, NC R+60
- St. Charles, MI R+36
- Northlake, TX R+27
- Staples, MN R+48
- Columbus Grove, OH R+69
- Manchester, GA R+14
- Sneads, FL R+45
- Lemoyne, PA D+11
- Sunderland, MD R+15
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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.