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

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

McWilliams leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in McWilliams typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McWilliams, ~41% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How McWilliams compares

Among cities within 25 miles, McWilliams leans more Democratic than 32 of 42 neighbors.

McWilliams runs about 51 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while McWilliams is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within McWilliams. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+34) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 39 points.

Why McWilliams 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 McWilliams, 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 McWilliams are Black or African American, about 41 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in McWilliams have never been married, above 91% of cities. McWilliams 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; McWilliams, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in McWilliams looks the way it does

Turnout in McWilliams sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.