Valley Head is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Valley Head typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Head, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Head compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Head leans more Republican than 31 of 66 neighbors.
Valley Head runs about 43 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Valley Head. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Valley Head 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 Valley Head, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Valley Head drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Valley Head, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Valley Head looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Valley Head is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hammondville, AL R+72
- High Point, AL R+74
- Mentone, AL R+72
- Henagar, AL R+80
- Sylvania, AL R+77
- Cloudland, GA R+71
- Skaggs Corner, AL R+79
- Fort Payne, AL R+63
- Ider, AL R+81
- Menlo, GA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norfolk, NY R+29
- Lake Park, MN R+35
- Luckey, OH R+35
- Caddo, OK R+67
- Dale Summit, PA D+32
- Ferndale, CA D+6
- Mardela Springs, MD R+32
- Eatonville, FL D+51
- Anderson, AL R+79
- Cornell, WI R+43
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.