Letohatchee leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Letohatchee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Letohatchee, ~55% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Letohatchee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Letohatchee leans more Democratic than 33 of 41 neighbors.
Letohatchee runs about 73 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Letohatchee is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Letohatchee. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+82) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 111 points.
Why Letohatchee 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 Letohatchee, 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 78% of residents in Letohatchee are Black or African American, about 54 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Letohatchee have never been married, above 96% of cities. Letohatchee runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Letohatchee, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Letohatchee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Letohatchee 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 46%, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandy Ridge, AL R+12
- Davenport, AL R+33
- Fort Deposit, AL D+30
- Tyson, AL Even
- Hayneville, AL D+38
- Pintlala, AL R+26
- Mosses, AL D+80
- Gordonville, AL D+78
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Lapine, AL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxico, KS R+54
- Jones Crossroads, SC R+30
- Hartstown, PA R+59
- Roxton, TX R+68
- Martell, NE R+48
- Ionia, IA R+44
- Smyer, TX R+81
- Bishop Hills, TX R+76
- Sugar Bush, WI R+47
- Flemington, GA D+13
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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.