Watson is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Watson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Watson, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Watson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Watson leans more Republican than 59 of 69 neighbors.
Watson runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Watson 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 Watson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Watson, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Watson, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Watson looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Watson sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Watson have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taff, AL R+83
- Gaylesville, AL R+80
- Congo, AL R+83
- Fullerton, AL R+80
- Cornwall Furnace, AL R+71
- Cedar Bluff, AL R+74
- Lawrence, AL R+74
- Jamestown, AL R+80
- Farill, AL R+74
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Akiak, AK D+21
- Allakaket, AK D+33
- Greece City, PA R+56
- Culp Creek, OR R+18
- Hollis, IL R+40
- Antioch, GA R+64
- Longford, KS R+68
- Herndon, KS R+78
- Merrillsville, NY R+34
- Childs, PA R+18
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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.