Jack Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Jack Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jack Springs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jack Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jack Springs leans more Republican than 20 of 46 neighbors.
Jack Springs runs about 19 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jack Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Jack 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 Jack Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Jack Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jack Springs, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Jack Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jack Springs 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 42%, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Jack Springs rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Jack Springs report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McCullough, AL R+47
- Poarch, AL R+42
- Palmers Crossroads, AL R+74
- Huxford, AL R+83
- Mineola, AL R+76
- Atmore, AL R+16
- Uriah, AL R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altonah, UT R+83
- Trueblue, VA R+52
- Buyck, MN R+5
- Spanish B Village, HI D+20
- Finger, NC R+67
- Dewart, PA R+54
- New Lands, NC R+41
- Richfield, KS R+84
- Estabrook Settlement, ME R+45
- Soperton, WI R+36
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.