Bruceville leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Bruceville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bruceville, ~35% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bruceville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bruceville leans more Democratic than 30 of 53 neighbors.
Bruceville runs about 37 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Bruceville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bruceville. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Bruceville 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 Bruceville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 51% of residents in Bruceville are Black or African American, about 27 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Bruceville have never been married, above 84% of cities. Bruceville runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bruceville, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bruceville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bruceville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perote, AL D+17
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Thompson, AL D+38
- Union Springs, AL D+53
- Postoak, AL R+22
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Saco, AL R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schley, MN Even
- Eufola, NC R+54
- Winter Haven, TX D+7
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Syre, MN R+32
- Satin, TX R+68
- Sutton, ND R+55
- Sugartree, MO R+69
- Empire, GA R+68
- Shingler, GA R+61
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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.