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

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

Furman leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Furman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Furman, ~49% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Furman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Furman leans more Democratic than 31 of 47 neighbors.

Furman runs about 65 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Furman is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Furman 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 Furman, 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 Furman are Black or African American, about 39 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Furman have never been married, above 93% of cities. Furman runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Furman, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Furman looks the way it does

Turnout in Furman sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.