Brewersville leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Brewersville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brewersville, ~38% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brewersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brewersville leans more Democratic than 28 of 37 neighbors.
Brewersville runs about 80 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Brewersville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brewersville. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Brewersville 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 Brewersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Brewersville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 73% of residents in Brewersville are Black or African American, in the top fraction of cities. Brewersville runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brewersville, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Brewersville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brewersville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Brewersville rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Brewersville report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodford, AL D+17
- Bellamy, AL D+26
- Livingston, AL D+33
- Belmont, AL D+54
- Epes, AL D+62
- McDowell, AL R+33
- York, AL D+64
- Hamner, AL D+48
- Shortleaf, AL D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tillicum, WA R+12
- West Wellington, AL R+76
- Kerr City, FL R+64
- North Dorset, VT D+32
- Keating, OR R+44
- Bluetown, TX Even
- Pisek, ND R+52
- Kingston, AR R+64
- Wayside, GA R+56
- Pleasant View, PA R+64
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.