Consul leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Consul typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Consul, ~43% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Consul compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Consul leans more Democratic than 39 of 57 neighbors.
Consul runs about 56 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Consul is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Consul. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 58 points.
Why Consul 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 Consul, 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 79% of residents in Consul are Black or African American, about 55 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Consul have never been married, above 96% of cities. Consul runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Consul, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Consul looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Consul sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Flatwood, AL D+66
- Thomaston, AL D+21
- Lamison, AL D+18
- McKinley, AL D+31
- Hampden, AL D+41
- Safford, AL D+13
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Pope, AL R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lowland, NC R+38
- Vick, AR R+59
- Canton, IN R+62
- Drake, NC Even
- Mance, PA R+72
- Ethel, AR R+69
- Skyline, KY R+69
- Snap, KY R+63
- Penermon, MO R+67
- Vanport, PA R+35
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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.