Vernontown is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Vernontown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vernontown, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vernontown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vernontown leans more Republican than 40 of 51 neighbors.
Vernontown runs about 44 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vernontown. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Vernontown 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 Vernontown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Vernontown drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Vernontown sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Vernontown are family households, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vernontown, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Vernontown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Vernontown own their home, about 13 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pearson, AL R+74
- West Blocton, AL R+72
- Eoline, AL R+73
- Smith Hill, AL R+65
- Hagler, AL R+75
- Vance, AL R+69
- Woodstock, AL R+69
- Coaling, AL R+61
- Centreville, AL R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newry, PA R+48
- Karo, VA R+41
- Cedar Lake, TX R+59
- Kidron, OH R+63
- Madison, AR D+67
- Pridgen, GA R+74
- Shiloh, LA R+72
- Bonnie, IL R+64
- Dolen, TX R+74
- Pimento, IN R+50
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.