East Brookwood is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 61% of adults in East Brookwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Brookwood, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Brookwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Brookwood leans more Republican than 40 of 48 neighbors.
East Brookwood runs about 47 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Brookwood. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 18 points.
Why East Brookwood 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 Brookwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in East Brookwood are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; East Brookwood, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in East Brookwood looks the way it does
Turnout in East Brookwood 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
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- Giles, AL R+77
- Abernant, AL R+78
- Vance, AL R+69
- Fleetwood, AL R+76
- Burchfield, AL R+83
- Coaling, AL R+61
- Lake View, AL R+63
- Woodstock, AL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dayhoit, KY R+75
- Denhawken, TX R+73
- Piney Grove, AR R+37
- Dairy, OR R+55
- North Washington, IA R+46
- Rutland, IL R+45
- Curtis, NY R+47
- Longview, WV R+64
- Lovell, PA R+49
- Latty, OH R+61
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.