Minter leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Minter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minter, ~53% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minter leans more Democratic than 20 of 44 neighbors.
Minter runs about 57 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Minter is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Minter. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Minter 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 Minter, 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 74% of residents in Minter are Black or African American, about 50 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Minter runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Minter, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Minter looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Minter 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 40%, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farmersville, AL D+15
- Furman, AL D+34
- Carlowville, AL Even
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Collirene, AL D+77
- Monterey, AL D+17
- Gordonville, AL D+78
- Mount Nebo, AL D+28
- Richmond, AL Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delmont, NJ R+45
- Rutledge, IA R+48
- Dolton, SD R+59
- Minerva, NY R+17
- Beccaria, PA R+62
- Navajo, AZ D+16
- Portersville, IN R+59
- Brubaker, IL R+68
- Southview, PA R+43
- Powcan, VA R+39
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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.