Kinterbish is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Kinterbish typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kinterbish, ~65% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kinterbish compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kinterbish leans more Democratic than 34 of 38 neighbors.
Kinterbish runs about 84 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Kinterbish is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kinterbish. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Kinterbish 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 Kinterbish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 77% of residents in Kinterbish are Black or African American, about 53 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Kinterbish runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kinterbish, 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 Kinterbish looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kinterbish is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 54%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Kinterbish own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Siloam, AL D+36
- Yantley, AL D+58
- Halsell, AL D+34
- Ward, AL D+31
- Cuba, AL D+28
- Lisman, AL D+55
- Pushmataha, AL D+48
- York, AL D+64
- Toomsuba, MS R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mingo, MO R+69
- Mohler, ID R+66
- Kief, ND R+61
- Hooker, AR R+53
- Solsville, NY R+39
- Sile, NM D+53
- Pushmataha, AL D+48
- Lintner, IL R+58
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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.