Belmont is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Belmont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belmont, ~48% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belmont leans more Democratic than 31 of 35 neighbors.
Belmont runs about 85 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Belmont is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belmont. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Belmont 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 Belmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 90% of residents in Belmont are Black or African American, about 66 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Belmont runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Belmont, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Belmont looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 34% of adults in Belmont report food insecurity, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Belmont sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Belmont rent, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Forkland, AL D+49
- Woodford, AL D+17
- Brewersville, AL D+50
- McDowell, AL R+33
- Shortleaf, AL D+11
- Epes, AL D+62
- Demopolis, AL D+13
- Boligee, AL D+64
- Livingston, AL D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agnes, MO R+71
- Izagora, FL R+43
- Portis, KS R+76
- Pecks Pond, PA R+30
- Perrin Hollow, TN R+71
- Pine Creek, WI R+28
- Osborn, AL R+28
- Paradox, NY R+11
- Peacock Corners, MD R+35
- Deering, AK D+19
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.