Whites Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Whites Gap typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whites Gap, ~13% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whites Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whites Gap leans more Republican than 11 of 69 neighbors.
Whites Gap runs about 22 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whites Gap. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Whites Gap 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 Whites Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Whites Gap drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Whites Gap are family households, above 76% of cities.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Whites Gap, AL does.
Why turnout in Whites Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Whites Gap sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- White Plains, AL R+82
- Rabbittown, AL R+81
- Nances Creek, AL R+72
- Maxwellborn, AL R+87
- Weaver, AL R+54
- Piedmont Springs, AL R+75
- Alexandria, AL R+70
- Saks, AL R+27
- Knightens Crossroads, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairview, ID R+70
- Jeremiah, KY R+64
- Minor Hill, TN R+73
- Idaho City, ID R+54
- Bartlett, NH D+5
- Douglas, IN R+51
- Nordland, WA D+34
- Bradenton Beach, FL R+19
- Harrington, GA R+36
- Royal Oak, MD Even
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.