Cuba leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cuba typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cuba, ~50% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cuba compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cuba leans more Democratic than 22 of 43 neighbors.
Cuba runs about 58 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Cuba is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cuba. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+76) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 113 points.
Why Cuba 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 Cuba, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cuba votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Cuba runs about 58 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cuba, 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 Cuba looks the way it does
Turnout in Cuba 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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- Siloam, AL D+36
- York, AL D+64
- Kinterbish, AL D+54
- Lockhart, MS D+32
- Lauderdale, MS R+42
- Toomsuba, MS R+17
- Ward, AL D+31
- Russell, MS R+18
- Yantley, AL D+58
- Halsell, AL D+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seymore, TX R+73
- Atlas, MI R+31
- Weeks Mills, ME R+26
- Deer Creek, IL R+48
- Marvel, AL R+78
- Detroit, TX R+77
- Knox City, TX R+72
- Milan, WA R+45
- Gresham, WI R+21
- New Enterprise, PA R+74
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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.