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

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

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

 

About 95% of adults in Halsell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Halsell, ~63% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Halsell compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Halsell leans more Democratic than 36 of 45 neighbors.

Halsell runs about 64 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Halsell is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Halsell 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 Halsell, 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 92% of residents in Halsell are Black or African American, about 68 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Halsell runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Halsell, AL does.

Why turnout in Halsell looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Halsell own their home, about 20 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Halsell sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.