Healing Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Healing Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Healing Springs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Healing Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Healing Springs leans more Republican than 33 of 42 neighbors.
Healing Springs runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Healing Springs 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 Healing Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Healing Springs live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Healing Springs are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Healing Springs, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Healing Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Healing Springs own their home, about 15 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millry, AL R+63
- Copeland, AL R+75
- Cullomburg, AL R+23
- Koenton, AL R+20
- Denham, MS R+9
- Silas, AL R+4
- Buckatunna, MS R+13
- Isney, AL R+37
- Bigbee, AL R+73
- Silver Cross, AL R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fletcher, VT R+18
- Unger, WV R+60
- Marquis, OH R+31
- Big Lake, WA D+3
- Emory, SC R+19
- Pursley, TX R+61
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Stockett, MT R+56
- Eberle, KY R+72
- Rolinda, CA R+31
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.