McMullen is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 83% of adults in McMullen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McMullen, ~65% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McMullen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McMullen leans more Democratic than 35 of 39 neighbors.
McMullen runs about 86 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while McMullen is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why McMullen 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 McMullen, 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 86% of residents in McMullen are Black or African American, about 62 points above the Alabama average of 24%. McMullen 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; McMullen, 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 McMullen looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and McMullen sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aliceville, AL D+23
- Garden, AL D+2
- Cunningham, AL D+16
- Sapps, AL D+13
- Cochrane, AL D+31
- Memphis, AL D+9
- Pickensville, AL D+7
- Carrollton, AL R+21
- Warsaw, AL D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Erdman, PA R+67
- Little Milligan, TN R+70
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Wading River, NJ R+38
- Bronco, TX R+71
- Drury, KS R+64
- Cactus Forest, AZ R+44
- North La Junta, CO R+61
- Lynn Grove, KY R+58
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.