Bullock County, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bullock County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bullock County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Bullock County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bullock County, ~41% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bullock County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Bullock County leans more Democratic than 9 of 10 neighbors.

Bullock County runs about 71 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Bullock County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Bullock County. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+76) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 97 points.

Why Bullock County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bullock County, 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 68% of residents in Bullock County are Black or African American, about 45 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Bullock County have never been married, above 98% of counties. Bullock County runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bullock County, 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 Bullock County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bullock County 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 39%, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Bullock County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Bullock County have completed high school, below 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.