Kincheon is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Kincheon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kincheon, ~7% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kincheon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kincheon leans more Republican than 32 of 44 neighbors.
Kincheon runs about 46 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kincheon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Kincheon 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 Kincheon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Kincheon drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kincheon sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Kincheon are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kincheon, AL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Kincheon looks the way it does
Turnout in Kincheon sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pools Crossroads, AL R+88
- Clanton, AL R+64
- Haynes, AL R+83
- Pletcher, AL R+78
- Verbena, AL R+75
- Billingsley, AL R+69
- Maplesville, AL R+59
- Lomax, AL R+81
- Thorsby, AL R+78
- New Prospect, AL R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Carmel, SC R+18
- Galvin, WA R+31
- Manack, AL R+33
- Marengo, VA R+25
- Richview, IL R+64
- Solgohachia, AR R+61
- DeLancey, NY R+13
- Crenshaw, PA R+56
- Crystal Lake, IA R+46
- Helm, CA R+21
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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.