Bucks leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Bucks typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bucks, ~24% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bucks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bucks leans more Republican than 7 of 37 neighbors.
Bucks runs about 25 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Why Bucks 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 Bucks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Bucks drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bucks, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bucks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bucks 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 49%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Bucks report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Mount Vernon, AL D+15
- Georgetown, AL R+64
- Creola, AL R+50
- Chunchula, AL R+70
- Satsuma, AL R+55
- Calvert, AL R+7
- Fairford, AL R+40
- Citronelle, AL R+58
- Sidney, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Sebille Manor, MI R+24
- Deering, MO R+61
- Dahlia, VA R+26
- Brems, IN R+56
- Neath, PA R+59
- Boykins and Branchville, VA R+24
- McClellan Park, CA D+6
- Durwood, OK R+65
- Marietta, MN R+54
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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.