Nokomis is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Nokomis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nokomis, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nokomis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nokomis leans more Republican than 21 of 46 neighbors.
Nokomis runs about 32 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nokomis. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Nokomis 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 Nokomis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Nokomis drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Nokomis are family households, above 87% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nokomis, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Nokomis looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Nokomis report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Nokomis sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perdido, AL R+81
- Dyas, AL R+76
- Walnut Hill, FL R+62
- Phillipsville, AL R+88
- Atmore, AL R+16
- Rabun, AL R+78
- Bratt, FL R+75
- Poarch, AL R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stinson Beach, CA D+36
- Mackville, KY R+68
- Mowrystown, OH R+68
- Donegal, PA R+47
- New Vienna, IA R+47
- Evansdale, NC D+7
- Urbandale, MO R+59
- Pleasant Grove, OH R+55
- Surfside Beach, TX R+53
- Urie, WY R+77
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.