Nichburg leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Nichburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nichburg, ~46% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nichburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nichburg leans more Democratic than 38 of 41 neighbors.
Nichburg runs about 52 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Nichburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nichburg. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+60) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Nichburg 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 Nichburg, 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 Nichburg are Black or African American, about 40 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Nichburg 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; Nichburg, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nichburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Nichburg sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brooklyn, AL D+52
- China, AL R+11
- Repton, AL R+45
- Lenox, AL Even
- Pine Orchard, AL R+4
- Peterman, AL D+9
- London, AL R+15
- Evergreen, AL D+11
- Monroeville, AL R+3
- Bowles, AL R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cherry Grove, NC R+52
- Vermilion, IL R+59
- Biggers, AR R+68
- Livingston, SC R+27
- Everest, KS R+59
- Tarsney Lakes, MO R+43
- Beulahville, VA R+43
- La Pointe, WI D+47
- Newtonville, AL R+65
- Walloon Lake, MI R+25
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.