Brantley is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Brantley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brantley, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brantley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brantley leans more Republican than 16 of 47 neighbors.
Brantley runs about 27 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brantley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Brantley 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 Brantley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Brantley drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Brantley, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Brantley looks the way it does
Turnout in Brantley sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weed Crossroad, AL R+70
- Bullock, AL R+69
- Glenwood, AL R+66
- Leon, AL R+49
- Zoar, AL R+82
- Vidette, AL R+50
- Friendship, AL R+78
- Dozier, AL R+74
- Searight, AL R+74
- Rose Hill, AL R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Withee, WI R+45
- Cashiers, NC R+15
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY R+15
- Cambridge, VT R+5
- Tomkins Cove, NY R+16
- Hancock, ME D+5
- Newborn, GA R+63
- Westlake, TX R+43
- Lecompte, LA R+24
- Porter, OK R+55
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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.