Lisman, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lisman

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lisman is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Lisman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lisman, ~59% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lisman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lisman leans more Democratic than 42 of 45 neighbors.

Lisman runs about 85 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lisman is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lisman. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 33 points.

Why Lisman 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 Lisman, 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 79% of residents in Lisman are Black or African American, about 55 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Lisman have never been married, above 82% of cities. Lisman runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lisman, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lisman looks the way it does

Turnout in Lisman 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.

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.