Gum Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Gum Spring typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gum Spring, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gum Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gum Spring leans more Republican than 40 of 58 neighbors.
Gum Spring runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gum Spring. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Gum Spring 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 Gum Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Gum Spring drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Gum Spring are family households, above 88% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gum Spring, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gum Spring looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Gum Spring rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Somerville, AL R+75
- Union Hill, AL R+82
- Tanner Heights, AL R+70
- Hartselle, AL R+66
- Winton, AL R+78
- Priceville, AL R+63
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Eva, AL R+81
- Echols Crossroads, AL R+25
- Oak Ridge, AL R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Benton, MN R+50
- Ratcliff, AR R+61
- Salem, NM Even
- Farmington, CA R+49
- Aniwa, WI R+46
- North Cape, WI R+37
- Shines Crossroads, NC R+34
- Zip City, AL R+75
- Mars Hill, ME R+41
- Highgrove, KY 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.