White Plains is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 72% of adults in White Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Plains, ~7% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Plains leans more Republican than 48 of 69 neighbors.
White Plains runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why White Plains 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 White Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in White Plains are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and White Plains sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; White Plains, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in White Plains looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in White Plains own their home, about 18 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rabbittown, AL R+81
- Whites Gap, AL R+52
- Nances Creek, AL R+72
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- Weaver, AL R+54
- Maxwellborn, AL R+87
- Choccolocco, AL R+70
- Blue Mountain, AL D+10
- Piedmont Springs, AL R+75
- Saks, AL R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wannaska, MN R+52
- Lippincotts, OH R+61
- Jacksonville, ME R+30
- Ward, AL D+31
- Baileyville, IL R+46
- Nespelem Community, WA D+54
- Northome, MN R+43
- Riverwood, KY Even
- Brohman, MI R+49
- Paradise Valley, PA R+23
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.