Roebuck, Birmingham, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Roebuck

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Roebuck is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Roebuck typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roebuck, ~44% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Roebuck compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Roebuck leans more Democratic than 2 of 5 neighbors.

Roebuck runs about 100 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Roebuck is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Roebuck. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Roebuck leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Roebuck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Roebuck votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Roebuck runs about 100 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Roebuck have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Roebuck, Birmingham, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Roebuck looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roebuck 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 45%, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Roebuck report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Roebuck have completed high school, below 77% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.