Whitehouse Forks is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Whitehouse Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitehouse Forks, ~19% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitehouse Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitehouse Forks leans more Republican than 23 of 44 neighbors.
Whitehouse Forks runs about 31 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitehouse Forks. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Whitehouse Forks leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Whitehouse Forks. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whitehouse Forks, AL sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Whitehouse Forks looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Whitehouse Forks have completed high school, about 13 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hurricane, AL R+55
- Carpenter, AL R+68
- Bay Minette, AL R+35
- Stapleton, AL R+61
- Bromley, AL R+66
- Blacksher, AL R+69
- Steelwood, AL R+52
- Spanish Fort, AL R+55
- Malbis, AL R+53
- Phillipsville, AL R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zorn, TX R+41
- Lynn, AL R+87
- Lanesboro, MN R+21
- Dyer, AR R+66
- Edgemere, ID R+63
- Bentley, KS R+61
- Egypt, NY D+7
- Amargosa Valley, NV R+36
- Runge, TX R+23
- Renner, SD R+47
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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.