Hull is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Hull typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hull, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hull compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hull leans more Republican than 43 of 69 neighbors.
Hull runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Hull 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 Hull, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Hull drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hull fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hull, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hull looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hull is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Hull report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Hull have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Empire, AL R+79
- Sipsey, AL R+72
- Sumiton, AL R+73
- Dora, AL R+74
- Sayre, AL R+80
- Burnwell, AL R+82
- Benoit, AL R+72
- Bremen, AL R+85
- Partridge Crossroads, AL R+77
- Colony, AL R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warren Center, PA R+60
- Top-of-the-World, CA D+5
- Saxeville, WI R+33
- Oak City, UT R+71
- Andersonville, VA R+43
- Flagtown, NJ R+4
- Evans, LA R+87
- Skidway Lake, MI R+45
- Spavinaw, OK R+60
- Clifton, OH R+24
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.