Dry Forks is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Dry Forks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dry Forks, ~32% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dry Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dry Forks leans more Democratic than 20 of 54 neighbors.
Dry Forks runs about 34 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Dry Forks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Dry Forks 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 Dry Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dry Forks votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Dry Forks runs about 34 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dry Forks, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Dry Forks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dry Forks is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Dry Forks report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Dry Forks sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coal Bluff, AL D+19
- Coy, AL D+4
- Vredenburgh, AL D+4
- Rockwest, AL R+21
- Yellow Bluff, AL D+85
- Darlington, AL D+21
- Camden, AL D+7
- Tinela, AL D+36
- Buena Vista, AL D+4
- Lower Peach Tree, AL D+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lahore, VA R+47
- Gibsonville, AL R+81
- Plano, ID R+72
- Goforth, KY R+66
- Optimus, AR R+66
- Plattsburg, IN R+64
- Fort Necessity, LA R+83
- Woodland Addition, IL R+34
- Praha, TX R+66
- Fiscus, IA R+55
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.