Bon Secour is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Bon Secour typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bon Secour, ~15% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bon Secour compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bon Secour leans more Republican than 11 of 24 neighbors.
Bon Secour runs about 28 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bon Secour. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Bon Secour 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 Bon Secour, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bon Secour votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bon Secour, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bon Secour looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bon Secour is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 65% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gulf Shores, AL R+52
- Foley, AL R+49
- Miflin, AL R+69
- Magnolia Springs, AL R+70
- Orange Beach, AL R+56
- Elberta, AL R+75
- Josephine, AL R+75
- Summerdale, AL R+73
- Perdido Beach, AL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cochranton, PA R+51
- Morenci, MI R+47
- Dolgeville, NY R+32
- Brooklyn, WI D+8
- Lucerne, CA R+10
- Monroe City, MO R+50
- Jesup, IA R+36
- El Paso, IL R+50
- Friedens, PA R+60
- Fogelsville, PA R+15
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.