Dempsey is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Dempsey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dempsey, ~6% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dempsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dempsey leans more Republican than 35 of 61 neighbors.
Dempsey runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Dempsey 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 Dempsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Dempsey drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dempsey, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dempsey looks the way it does
Turnout in Dempsey 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.
Nearby Cities
- Jonesboro, AL R+80
- Pleasant Site, AL R+74
- Old Nauvoo, AL R+82
- Piney Bend, AL R+84
- Frankfort, AL R+74
- Old Burleson, AL R+85
- Mynot, AL R+73
- Reedtown, AL R+31
- Rockwood, AL R+81
- Vina, AL R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orme, TN R+53
- Howard, GA R+11
- Johnson Park, CA R+43
- Jay Em, WY R+81
- Ocoya, IL R+53
- May, ID R+66
- Maulden, KY R+75
- Freedom, ID R+74
- McKendree, VA R+31
- Floral, KS R+63
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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.