Burchfield is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Burchfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burchfield, ~5% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burchfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burchfield leans more Republican than 52 of 60 neighbors.
Burchfield runs about 53 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Burchfield 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 Burchfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Burchfield are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Burchfield, AL sits below the national average 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 Burchfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Burchfield sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Abernant, AL R+78
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- Toadvine, AL R+56
- Giles, AL R+77
- North Johns, AL R+73
- Lake View, AL R+63
- Fleetwood, AL R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minnewawa, MN R+40
- Abercrombie, ND R+43
- Salem, GA D+46
- Sulphur Springs, TN R+69
- Maxim, GA R+64
- Margarettsville, NC Even
- Dakota, GA R+72
- Dalton, AR R+72
- Blissfield, OH R+64
- Wheeler, WA R+49
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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.