Mosses is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Mosses typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mosses, ~67% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mosses compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mosses is the most Democratic-leaning.
Mosses runs about 110 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Mosses is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Mosses 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 Mosses, 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 98% of residents in Mosses are Black or African American, about 74 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Mosses have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Mosses runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mosses, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mosses looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mosses 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 39%, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gordonville, AL D+78
- Hayneville, AL D+38
- Petronia, AL D+79
- White Hall, AL D+52
- Collirene, AL D+77
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Benton, AL D+79
- Lowndesboro, AL R+13
- Tyson, AL Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cawthon, TX R+42
- Cowlesville, NY R+48
- Lake Elmore, VT Even
- Wall, SD R+76
- Sandy Level, VA R+23
- Rollinsville, CO D+14
- Buck Hill Falls, PA D+5
- Jessietown, KY R+59
- Fort Union, FL R+70
- Denmark, ME R+27
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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.