Wilson Lake Shores leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Wilson Lake Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilson Lake Shores, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilson Lake Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilson Lake Shores leans more Republican than 9 of 65 neighbors.
Wilson Lake Shores runs about 10 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Wilson Lake Shores 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 Wilson Lake Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wilson Lake Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wilson Lake Shores, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wilson Lake Shores looks the way it does
Turnout in Wilson Lake Shores 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
- Lakeview Highlands, AL R+35
- Steenson Hollow, AL R+30
- Muscle Shoals, AL R+41
- St. Florian, AL R+50
- Florence, AL R+34
- Sheffield, AL R+19
- Nitrate City, AL R+49
- Mansion View, AL R+62
- Colonial Heights, AL R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Great Pond, ME R+27
- Grist, NC D+22
- Red Line, IA R+51
- St. Genevieve, LA R+74
- Golden Hill, MD R+55
- Gum Spring, TN R+66
- Ockley, IN R+59
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.