Bashi is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Bashi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bashi, ~5% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bashi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bashi leans more Republican than 56 of 59 neighbors.
Bashi runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bashi. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Bashi 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 Bashi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bashi live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bashi sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Bashi are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bashi, 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 Bashi looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bashi is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Bashi report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Bashi have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nicholsville, AL R+50
- Campbell, AL R+68
- Lasca, AL R+13
- Exmoor, AL R+50
- Morvin, AL R+36
- Thomasville, AL R+8
- Clayhill, AL R+7
- Dixons Mills, AL D+38
- Sweet Water, AL R+9
- Finley Crossing, AL R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Polaris, MT R+51
- Croakes, KY R+59
- Quaker City, NH R+29
- Dana, IA R+50
- Pierce, FL R+29
- Pinesville, NY R+17
- Daretown, NJ R+45
- Concow, CA R+26
- Rising Sun, WI R+26
- Owasa, IA R+44
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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.