Unity is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Unity typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Unity, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Unity compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Unity leans more Republican than 44 of 48 neighbors.
Unity runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Unity 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 Unity, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Unity live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Unity fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Unity are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Unity, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Unity looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 77% of adults in Unity have completed high school, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weogufka, AL R+77
- Talladega Springs, AL R+76
- Overbrook, AL R+60
- Rockford, AL R+52
- Sylacauga, AL R+36
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Oak Grove, AL R+66
- Mignon, AL R+31
- Hissop, AL R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Martinsburg, IA R+54
- Selz, ND R+60
- Williams, TX R+79
- Sinclair, IA R+54
- Kernville, OR D+4
- Morningdale, MA D+14
- Hautala Corner, MI R+11
- Kremlin, MT R+29
- Lago, ID R+75
- Lone Elm, MO R+62
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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.