Nances Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Nances Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nances Creek, ~7% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nances Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nances Creek leans more Republican than 24 of 72 neighbors.
Nances Creek runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Nances Creek 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 Nances Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Nances Creek, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a never-married-heavy adult population tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nances Creek, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nances Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Nances Creek sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rabbittown, AL R+81
- Piedmont Springs, AL R+75
- Maxwellborn, AL R+87
- Whites Gap, AL R+52
- White Plains, AL R+82
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- Piedmont, AL R+71
- Knightens Crossroads, AL R+85
- Vigo, AL R+76
- Ladiga, AL R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Point Isabel, OH R+59
- Big Rock, KY R+78
- Reiffsburg, IN R+69
- Powers, IN R+62
- Calvin, PA R+69
- Funkhouser, GA R+78
- Lucky, LA R+64
- Grit, TX R+66
- Bellingham, MN R+58
- Burrows, IN 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.