Fountain, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fountain

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fountain leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Fountain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fountain, ~52% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fountain compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fountain leans more Democratic than 42 of 44 neighbors.

Fountain runs about 79 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Fountain is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fountain. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 36 points.

Why Fountain 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 Fountain, 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 73% of residents in Fountain are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Fountain have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Fountain runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fountain, 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 Fountain looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fountain sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.