Belk leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Belk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belk, ~20% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belk leans more Republican than 5 of 38 neighbors.
Belk runs about 11 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belk. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Belk 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 Belk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Belk drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Belk sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Belk, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belk looks the way it does
Turnout in Belk sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedar Hill, AL R+70
- Kennedy, AL R+79
- Kingville, AL R+70
- Hubbertville, AL R+40
- Fayette, AL R+54
- Rossland City, AL R+82
- Hightogy, AL R+87
- Newtonville, AL R+65
- Stough, AL R+85
- Millport, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Petersburg, PA R+64
- Cornish, CO R+73
- Davin, WV R+69
- Silver, SC D+31
- Sister Lakes, MI R+36
- Sextonville, WI R+22
- Lawton, PA R+54
- Yanceyville, VA R+27
- Selfridge, ND D+32
- Scuffleton, NC R+30
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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.