Buckhorn leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Buckhorn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckhorn, ~14% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckhorn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buckhorn leans more Republican than 35 of 59 neighbors.
Buckhorn runs about 19 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buckhorn. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Buckhorn hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Buckhorn, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Buckhorn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Buckhorn 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 24% of adults in Buckhorn report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Buckhorn have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monticello, AL R+59
- Pronto, AL R+38
- Banks, AL R+47
- Brundidge, AL R+15
- Catalpa, AL R+59
- Sandfield, AL R+59
- Dunn, AL R+33
- Antioch, AL R+25
- Elamville, AL R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fredonia, TX R+72
- Yaak, MT R+52
- Town Hill, PA R+54
- Three Points, CA R+32
- Eldorado, MS R+58
- Honobia, OK R+73
- Madrid, CO Even
- Cool Spring, DE R+9
- Loch Arbour, NJ R+37
- Beech Grove, AR R+68
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.