Pinebelt is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Pinebelt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinebelt, ~62% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pinebelt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pinebelt leans more Democratic than 33 of 47 neighbors.
Pinebelt runs about 92 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Pinebelt is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pinebelt 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 Pinebelt, 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 88% of residents in Pinebelt are Black or African American, about 64 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Pinebelt have never been married, above 96% of cities. Pinebelt runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pinebelt, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Pinebelt looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pinebelt sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond, AL Even
- Sardis, AL D+34
- Hazen, AL D+73
- Orrville, AL D+61
- Carlowville, AL Even
- West Selmont, AL D+33
- Annemanie, AL R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scarce Grease, AL R+80
- Flomot, TX R+86
- Selbyville, WV R+69
- Seven Rivers, NM R+75
- Glendale, IL R+58
- Peacock, TX R+72
- San Jose, AZ R+47
- Sandy Hook, MO R+64
- Oglesville, MO R+71
- Oak Point, NY R+39
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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.