Wattsville is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Wattsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wattsville, ~5% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wattsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wattsville leans more Republican than 61 of 67 neighbors.
Wattsville runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Wattsville 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 Wattsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wattsville, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wattsville, 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 Wattsville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Wattsville have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riverside, AL R+65
- Pell City, AL R+66
- Ragland, AL R+80
- Cool Springs, AL R+70
- Odenville, AL R+71
- St. Clair Springs, AL R+45
- Ashville, AL R+74
- Lincoln, AL R+52
- Cook Springs, AL R+84
- Cropwell, AL R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- McIllwain, TN R+67
- Tyner, IN R+51
- Pottersville, NY R+25
- New Richmond, PA R+55
- Copalis Beach, WA R+16
- Batchelor, LA R+26
- Buffington, PA R+28
- Thackery, OH R+57
- West Shelby, NY R+44
- Hannah, GA R+61
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.