Pushmataha leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Pushmataha typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pushmataha, ~52% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pushmataha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pushmataha leans more Democratic than 41 of 46 neighbors.
Pushmataha runs about 78 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Pushmataha is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pushmataha. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 103 points.
Why Pushmataha 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 Pushmataha, 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 70% of residents in Pushmataha are Black or African American, about 47 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Pushmataha have never been married, above 81% of cities. Pushmataha 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; Pushmataha, 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 Pushmataha looks the way it does
Turnout in Pushmataha sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lisman, AL D+55
- Cyril, AL D+28
- Yantley, AL D+58
- Halsell, AL D+34
- Snell, MS R+66
- Butler, AL R+25
- Kinterbish, AL D+54
- Jachin, AL D+14
- Land, AL R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jaketown, MS R+38
- Hooker, AR R+53
- Kinterbish, AL D+54
- Kief, ND R+61
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Lintner, IL R+58
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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.