Massey is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Massey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Massey, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Massey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Massey leans more Republican than 37 of 58 neighbors.
Massey runs about 50 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Massey 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 Massey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Massey drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Massey are family households, above 94% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Massey, AL sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Massey looks the way it does
Turnout in Massey 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.
Nearby Cities
- Penn, AL R+83
- Tanner Heights, AL R+70
- Oak Ridge, AL R+81
- Hartselle, AL R+66
- Danville, AL R+78
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Oakville, AL R+67
- Vinemont, AL R+82
- Upshaw, AL R+85
- Gum Spring, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Melzo, MO R+62
- Pottsville, TN R+63
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Poskin, WI R+42
- Sells, GA R+57
- Batchtown, IL R+57
- Gay, NC R+38
- Brady, WA R+26
- Plymouth Center, OH R+45
- Rabornville, OK R+64
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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.