Farmersville leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Farmersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farmersville, ~42% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Farmersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Farmersville leans more Democratic than 11 of 44 neighbors.
Farmersville runs about 45 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Farmersville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Farmersville. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Farmersville 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 Farmersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 63% of residents in Farmersville are Black or African American, about 40 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Farmersville have never been married, above 75% of cities. Farmersville runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Farmersville, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Farmersville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Farmersville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Minter, AL D+26
- Carlowville, AL Even
- Furman, AL D+34
- Collirene, AL D+77
- Richmond, AL Even
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Mount Nebo, AL D+28
- Sardis, AL D+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peth, NY R+33
- Perkins, MO R+70
- Peppertown, IN R+63
- Percival Crossroads, SC R+84
- Tarbellville, VT R+2
- Briggsville, AR R+71
- Redwood Terrace, CA D+51
- Gin City, AR R+41
- Montpelier, KY R+70
- Monument, KS R+79
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.