Little Texas leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Little Texas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Texas, ~44% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Texas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Texas leans more Democratic than 25 of 42 neighbors.
Little Texas runs about 59 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Little Texas is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Little Texas. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Little Texas 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 Little Texas, 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 64% of residents in Little Texas are Black or African American, about 41 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Little Texas have never been married, above 89% of cities. Little Texas 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; Little Texas, 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 Little Texas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Little Texas 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 48%, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Davisville, AL D+76
- Tuskegee, AL D+72
- Tuskegee Institute, AL D+84
- Loachapoka, AL R+8
- Auburn, AL D+3
- Uchee, AL R+12
- Notasulga, AL R+25
- Roba, AL D+65
- Pepperell, AL R+3
- Hannon, AL D+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Piney Green, NC R+59
- Manning, OR R+12
- Spring Garden, PA R+2
- Palo Verde, AZ R+44
- Annabella, UT R+77
- East Barre, VT R+19
- Miller Grove, TX R+77
- Husser, LA R+70
- Hartsel, CO R+7
- Prospect, OR R+41
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.