Boar Tush is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Boar Tush typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boar Tush, ~7% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boar Tush compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boar Tush leans more Republican than 20 of 51 neighbors.
Boar Tush runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Boar Tush 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 Boar Tush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in Boar Tush hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Boar Tush drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Boar Tush, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Boar Tush looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Boar Tush 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 48%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Haleyville, AL R+77
- Natural Bridge, AL R+86
- Whitehouse, AL R+84
- Haleyville, AL R+78
- DeFoor, AL R+84
- Bear Creek, AL R+80
- Lumbull, AL R+81
- Piney Grove, AL R+84
- Center, AL R+85
- Lynn, AL R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ritchey, MO R+69
- Pleasanton, OH R+33
- Mountain Grove, AL R+81
- Woodlawn, LA R+80
- Atalissa, IA R+39
- Wibaux, MT R+75
- Round Top, VA R+67
- Lamar, PA R+63
- Bon Air, AL R+29
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
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.