Brassell is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Brassell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brassell, ~46% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brassell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brassell leans more Democratic than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Brassell runs about 83 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Brassell is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Brassell 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 Brassell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brassell votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Brassell runs about 83 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Brassell sits in the top quarter (about 33%, above 79% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Brassell have never been married, above 94% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Brassell, AL does.
Why turnout in Brassell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brassell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Brassell report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Merry, AL R+9
- Cecil, AL R+23
- Emerald Mountain, AL R+59
- Pike Road, AL R+6
- Ware, AL R+48
- Redland, AL R+46
- Shorter, AL D+42
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- Milstead, AL R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodston, KS R+76
- Miltonsburg, OH R+68
- Saratoga, IL R+50
- Buena Vista, IN R+65
- Mier, IN R+58
- Berwick, IL R+45
- Gray, IA R+57
- Norwich, ND R+70
- Craddockville, VA R+24
- Wildrose, ND R+73
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.