West End-Cobb Town leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 54% of adults in West End-Cobb Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West End-Cobb Town, ~17% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West End-Cobb Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West End-Cobb Town leans more Republican than 8 of 62 neighbors.
West End-Cobb Town runs about 5 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West End-Cobb Town. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 98 points.
Why West End-Cobb Town 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 West End-Cobb Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in West End-Cobb Town drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and West End-Cobb Town sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as West End-Cobb Town, AL does.
Why turnout in West End-Cobb Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. West End-Cobb Town is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in West End-Cobb Town rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in West End-Cobb Town report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hobson City, AL D+22
- Anniston, AL R+9
- Oxford, AL R+37
- Blue Mountain, AL D+10
- Vinnette, AL R+61
- Saks, AL R+27
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Silver Run, AL R+53
- Eastaboga, AL R+56
- Weaver, AL R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holmesville, OH R+75
- Hannibal, NY R+39
- Waco, GA R+72
- Clarksville, TX Even
- Fair Play, SC R+71
- Nags Head, NC R+22
- Stryker, OH R+55
- Madison, VA R+32
- Huger, SC D+13
- Clarion, IA R+37
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.