Scarce Grease is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Scarce Grease typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scarce Grease, ~8% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scarce Grease compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scarce Grease leans more Republican than 75 of 78 neighbors.
Scarce Grease runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Scarce Grease 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 Scarce Grease, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Scarce Grease drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Scarce Grease are family households, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Scarce Grease, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Scarce Grease looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Scarce Grease own their home, about 19 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lester, AL R+80
- Minor Hill, TN R+73
- Mount Rozell, AL R+80
- Gipsy, AL R+78
- Anderson, AL R+79
- Kedron, TN R+69
- Five Points, TN R+77
- Goodspring, TN R+71
- Prospect, TN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flomot, TX R+86
- Seven Rivers, NM R+75
- Selbyville, WV R+69
- Glendale, IL R+58
- Peacock, TX R+72
- Parr, SC R+31
- San Jose, AZ R+47
- Sandy Hook, MO R+64
- Oglesville, MO R+71
- Oak Point, NY R+39
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.