Babbie is a Republican stronghold. About 4% of voters here vote Democratic and 96% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Babbie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Babbie, ~2% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Babbie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Babbie leans more Republican than 45 of 47 neighbors.
Babbie runs about 61 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Babbie 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 Babbie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Babbie, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Babbie drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Babbie are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Babbie, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Babbie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Babbie 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
- Opine, AL R+88
- Sanford, AL R+88
- Horn Hill, AL R+89
- Opp, AL R+61
- Onycha, AL R+88
- Heath, AL R+73
- Libertyville, AL R+59
- Rose Hill, AL R+87
- Andalusia, AL R+49
- Perry Store, AL R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Ossipee, NH R+6
- Stanley, NM R+24
- Beech Creek, KY R+59
- Mondamin, IA R+48
- Goodridge, MN R+48
- Etna Center, ME R+41
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- Ewing, IL R+67
- Rousculp, OH R+62
- Persimmon, GA R+55
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.