East Brewton leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 62% of adults in East Brewton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Brewton, ~18% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Brewton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Brewton leans more Republican than 14 of 46 neighbors.
East Brewton runs about 12 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Brewton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 39 points.
Why East Brewton 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 East Brewton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in East Brewton hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in East Brewton drive to work alone, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; East Brewton, 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 East Brewton looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and East Brewton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riverview, AL R+87
- Brewton, AL R+41
- Rock Hill, AL R+49
- Dixonville, AL R+92
- Keego, AL R+86
- Kirkland, AL R+71
- Pollard, AL R+85
- Mount Carmel, FL R+82
- Roberts, AL R+92
- Wallace, AL R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dalworthington Gardens, TX R+25
- West Thornton, NH D+11
- Austinburg, OH R+41
- Union, MI R+41
- Caledonia, OH R+60
- Long Grove, IA R+33
- Petersburg, NY R+30
- Humboldt, KS R+47
- Jeffersonton, VA R+36
- Payne, OH 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.