Flatwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Flatwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flatwood, ~79% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flatwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flatwood leans more Democratic than 49 of 58 neighbors.
Flatwood runs about 97 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Flatwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Flatwood. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Flatwood 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 Flatwood, 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 94% of residents in Flatwood are Black or African American, about 70 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Flatwood have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Flatwood runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Flatwood, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Flatwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Flatwood 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 35%, about 19 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Lamison, AL D+18
- Consul, AL D+26
- Hampden, AL D+41
- Arlington, AL D+16
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Pope, AL R+5
- Kimbrough, AL D+57
- McKinley, AL D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stryker, MT R+43
- Crescent, GA D+11
- Wallagrass, ME R+44
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.