Sapps leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Sapps typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sapps, ~31% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sapps compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sapps leans more Democratic than 23 of 40 neighbors.
Sapps runs about 43 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Sapps is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sapps. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Sapps 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 Sapps, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sapps votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Sapps runs about 43 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Sapps have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sapps, 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 Sapps looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sapps 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 48%, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Sapps rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Sapps report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garden, AL D+2
- Carrollton, AL R+21
- Pickensville, AL D+7
- Cunningham, AL D+16
- McMullen, AL D+56
- Aliceville, AL D+23
- Memphis, AL D+9
- Bigbee Valley, MS D+74
- Cochrane, AL D+31
- Melrose, AL R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ozello, FL R+62
- Southwest Oswego, NY R+6
- Seven Mile, AZ D+59
- Mcdaniel, MD R+13
- West Potsdam, NY R+19
- Sullivan, WV R+47
- East Hanover, PA R+54
- Holman, TX R+70
- McMullin, MO R+67
- Beamon, AL R+77
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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.