Dixons Mills leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Dixons Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixons Mills, ~50% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixons Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixons Mills leans more Democratic than 45 of 55 neighbors.
Dixons Mills runs about 68 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Dixons Mills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dixons Mills. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+69) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Dixons Mills 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 Dixons Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dixons Mills votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Dixons Mills runs about 68 points more Democratic.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dixons Mills, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dixons Mills looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dixons Mills sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clayhill, AL R+7
- Magnolia, AL D+15
- Vineland, AL R+8
- Exmoor, AL R+50
- Miller, AL D+18
- Sweet Water, AL R+9
- Pope, AL R+5
- Bashi, AL R+82
- Finley Crossing, AL R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Madison, KS R+62
- Silver Lake, NH R+6
- Newhall, IA R+35
- Gatesville, NC R+15
- Lafitte, LA R+73
- Inverness, MS R+15
- Alloway, NJ R+35
- Skandia, MI R+13
- Jumpertown, MS R+81
- Winegars, MI R+45
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.