Greene County is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Greene County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greene County, ~57% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greene County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Greene County is the most Democratic-leaning.
Greene County runs about 83 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Greene County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Greene County. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Greene County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Greene County, 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 80% of residents in Greene County are Black or African American, about 56 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Greene County have never been married, above 95% of counties. Greene County 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; Greene County, 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 Greene County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Greene County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hale County, AL D+13
- Sumter County, AL D+43
- Pickens County, AL R+21
- Marengo County, AL D+3
- Tuscaloosa County, AL R+9
- Perry County, AL D+41
- Noxubee County, MS D+49
- Kemper County, MS D+23
- Bibb County, AL R+57
- Lauderdale County, MS R+5
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ballard County, KY R+62
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Lincoln County, GA R+37
- Washakie County, WY R+64
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Major County, OK R+73
- Humphreys County, MS D+43
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Merrick County, NE R+60
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.