Lowndes County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lowndes County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lowndes County, ~50% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lowndes County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lowndes County leans more Democratic than 7 of 9 neighbors.
Lowndes County runs about 65 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Lowndes County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lowndes County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+76) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 92 points.
Why Lowndes County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lowndes County, 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 71% of residents in Lowndes County are Black or African American, about 48 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Lowndes County have never been married, above 91% of counties. Lowndes County 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; Lowndes County, 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 Lowndes County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lowndes County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Autauga County, AL R+41
- Montgomery County, AL D+38
- Butler County, AL R+13
- Dallas County, AL D+38
- Crenshaw County, AL R+54
- Elmore County, AL R+47
- Wilcox County, AL D+22
- Pike County, AL R+17
- Chilton County, AL R+69
- Perry County, AL D+41
Counties with Similar Populations
- Montgomery County, IA R+41
- Metcalfe County, KY R+65
- Noxubee County, MS D+49
- Roberts County, SD R+19
- Nemaha County, KS R+64
- Johnston County, OK R+65
- Camden County, NC R+48
- Ralls County, MO R+62
- Bullock County, AL D+41
- Franklin County, TX R+62
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.