Newbern leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Newbern typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newbern, ~52% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newbern compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newbern leans more Democratic than 25 of 33 neighbors.
Newbern runs about 65 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Newbern is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newbern. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Newbern 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 Newbern, 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 79% of residents in Newbern are Black or African American, about 56 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Newbern have never been married, above 78% of cities. Newbern 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; Newbern, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Newbern looks the way it does
Turnout in Newbern sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greensboro, AL D+39
- Faunsdale, AL D+9
- Uniontown, AL D+70
- Prairieville, AL R+14
- Marion, AL D+42
- Browns, AL D+36
- Sawyerville, AL D+52
- Siddonsville, AL D+4
- Gallion, AL R+10
- Hamburg, AL D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holland, AR R+71
- Brandon, MN R+47
- Crenshaw, MS D+30
- Cambridge, NE R+69
- Carnelian Bay, CA D+36
- East Springfield, PA R+38
- Bee Spring, KY R+68
- Smyrna, SC R+69
- Lincoln, MI R+39
- Ama, LA R+9
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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.