Eclectic is a town in Elmore County, Alabama, United States.

[6] The town is located along Alabama State Route 63, which runs from south to north through the center of town, leading northeast 26 mi (42 km) to Alexander City and southwest 5 mi (8.0 km) to the unincorporated community of Claud.

Alabama State Route 170 connects the town to Wetumpka, the Elmore County seat, 15 mi (24 km) to the southwest.

At the 2000 census there were 1,037 people, 409 households, and 280 families living in the town.

There were 459 housing units at an average density of 108.3 per square mile (41.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the town was 78.11% White, 19.19% Black or African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.87% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races.

At the 2010 census there were 1,001 people, 399 households, and 266 families living in the town.

There were 438 housing units at an average density of 104.3 per square mile (40.3/km2).

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,193 people, 446 households, and 330 families residing in the town.