Wagarville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Wagarville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wagarville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wagarville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wagarville leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
Wagarville runs about 23 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wagarville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 58 points.
Why Wagarville 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 Wagarville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wagarville live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wagarville, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wagarville looks the way it does
Turnout in Wagarville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cortelyou, AL R+18
- Sunflower, AL R+24
- Leroy, AL R+34
- Prestwick, AL D+13
- St. Stephens, AL R+56
- Rutan, AL R+63
- Hawthorn, AL R+19
- Jackson, AL R+19
- Tibbie, AL R+75
- Bigbee, AL R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Stephens, WY R+47
- Potsdam, OH R+68
- Dickensonville, VA R+73
- Curtis Station, MS D+46
- Chester, MS R+54
- Oxford Junction, IA R+42
- Jolivue, VA R+34
- River Falls, SC R+43
- Gibson, ID D+25
- Lohman, MT R+60
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.