Brookside leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Brookside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brookside, ~18% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brookside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brookside leans more Republican than 32 of 77 neighbors.
Brookside runs about 14 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brookside. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Brookside 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 Brookside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Brookside drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brookside, 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 Brookside looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brookside 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 61%, about 8 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cardiff, AL R+63
- Graysville, AL R+16
- Adamsville, AL D+31
- Mount Olive, AL R+58
- Forestdale, AL D+72
- Docena, AL D+53
- Gardendale, AL R+43
- Fultondale, AL R+3
- Maytown, AL R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- McPherson, GA R+46
- Leona Valley, CA R+39
- Kincaid, IL R+45
- Dalton, MN R+43
- Queens Village, NY D+77
- Bainbridge, IN R+60
- Lowry City, MO R+65
- Mexican Springs, NM D+44
- Wheatland, MO R+64
- Empire City, OK R+70
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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.