Henson Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Henson Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Henson Springs, ~3% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Henson Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Henson Springs is the most Republican-leaning.
Henson Springs runs about 58 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Henson 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 Henson Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Henson Springs drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Henson Springs, AL does.
Why turnout in Henson Springs looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Henson Springs report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Henson Springs have completed high school, below 88% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Henson Springs sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beaverton, AL R+87
- Fulton Bridge, AL R+84
- Detroit, AL R+86
- Guin, AL R+76
- Gu-Win, AL R+78
- Sulligent, AL R+72
- Twin, AL R+80
- Hamilton, AL R+78
- Winfield, AL R+78
- Parham, MS R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fruitvale, OR Even
- Macdonaldton, PA R+71
- Sudith, KY R+66
- Lottsville, PA R+62
- Woodland, MO R+66
- Sugar Creek, TN R+62
- Oaks, MS D+24
- Connerville, OK R+63
- Maurine, SD R+82
- Staffords Store, TN R+71
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.