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

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

Hamburg leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Hamburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamburg, ~50% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hamburg compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hamburg leans more Democratic than 27 of 37 neighbors.

Hamburg runs about 70 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Hamburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Hamburg 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 Hamburg, 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 86% of residents in Hamburg are Black or African American, about 62 points above the Alabama average of 24%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Hamburg sits in the top quarter (about 35%, above 81% of cities). Hamburg runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Renting and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hamburg, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Hamburg looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Hamburg own their home, about 20 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hamburg 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.