Nix Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Nix Mill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nix Mill, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nix Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nix Mill leans more Republican than 30 of 49 neighbors.
Nix Mill runs about 51 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Nix Mill 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 Nix Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Nix Mill are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nix Mill, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nix Mill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nix Mill 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 41%, about 13 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Nix Mill report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spruce Pine, AL R+80
- Hackleburg, AL R+84
- Phil Campbell, AL R+80
- Isbell, AL R+67
- Rockwood, AL R+81
- Lumbull, AL R+81
- Bear Creek, AL R+80
- Wiginton, AL R+85
- Hodges, AL R+86
- Old Nauvoo, AL R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Airmont, VA Even
- Hermitage, NY R+50
- Wamsutter, WY R+63
- Ozone, TN R+69
- Lis, IL R+70
- Lisle, MO R+60
- Lomax, TX R+82
- Closplint, KY R+79
- Gatesburg, PA R+15
- Hazelton, KS R+73
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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.