Seaboard is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Seaboard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seaboard, ~6% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seaboard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seaboard leans more Republican than 35 of 36 neighbors.
Seaboard runs about 47 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seaboard. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Seaboard 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 Seaboard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Seaboard hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Seaboard are family households, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seaboard, 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 Seaboard looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Seaboard report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tibbie, AL R+75
- Deer Park, AL R+64
- Fruitdale, AL R+77
- Sims Chapel, AL R+43
- Hawthorn, AL R+19
- Rutan, AL R+63
- Chatom, AL R+64
- Yellow Pine, AL R+68
- Vinegar Bend, AL R+44
- McIntosh, AL D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Etlah, MO R+65
- Callensburg, PA R+69
- Sabinal, NM R+4
- Sunny Hill, IL R+33
- Losh Run, PA R+55
- Lottsville, PA R+62
- Jolly, TX R+77
- Petersburg, MD R+19
- Norris, OK R+74
- Sudith, KY R+66
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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.