Black is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Black typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Black, ~5% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Black compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Black leans more Republican than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Black runs about 57 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Black 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 Black, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Black hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Black are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Black, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Black looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Black have completed high school, about 11 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hartford, AL R+73
- Geneva, AL R+64
- Thurston, AL R+76
- Esto, FL R+79
- Highbluff, AL R+71
- Holland Crossroads, FL R+80
- Bellwood, AL R+66
- Noma, FL R+77
- Slocomb, AL R+75
- Chancellor, AL R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fristoe, MO R+63
- East Unity, NH R+30
- Morena, CA R+33
- Twin Groves, AR R+56
- Frontenac, MN R+23
- Parkersburg, NC R+18
- Chester, OH R+63
- Penola, VA R+3
- Tennessee, IL R+47
- Range, WI R+34
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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.