Safford leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Safford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Safford, ~35% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Safford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Safford leans more Democratic than 19 of 54 neighbors.
Safford runs about 43 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Safford is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Safford. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Safford 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 Safford, 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 62% of residents in Safford are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Safford runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Safford, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Safford looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Safford own their home, about 13 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Safford sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McKinley, AL D+31
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Alberta, AL D+73
- Consul, AL D+26
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Orrville, AL D+61
- Browns, AL D+36
- Flatwood, AL D+66
- Uniontown, AL D+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little York, IN R+61
- Tensed, ID R+59
- Wallville, OK R+75
- Bruceville, TN R+70
- Fallriver, TN R+72
- Ledyard, IA R+57
- Taylor, NY R+48
- Middleburg, TN R+78
- Ruckerville, KY R+61
- Breeding, KY R+74
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.