Gonce is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Gonce typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gonce, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gonce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gonce leans more Republican than 32 of 62 neighbors.
Gonce runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Gonce 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 Gonce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Gonce live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gonce, 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 Gonce looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gonce is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Gonce report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Gonce have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hytop, AL R+76
- Fackler, AL R+75
- Kyles, AL R+75
- Cedar Grove, AL R+75
- Sherwood, TN R+58
- Stevenson, AL R+63
- Pinder Hill, AL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Starford, PA R+58
- Eagle Harbor, MD D+21
- Eagarville, IL R+52
- Upalco, UT R+90
- Palo Verde, CA R+8
- McLarty, AL R+86
- Martinsville, MO R+69
- Eliza, LA R+90
- West Copake, NY D+15
- Browns, AL D+36
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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.