Selmont-West Selmont is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Selmont-West Selmont typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Selmont-West Selmont, ~64% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Selmont-West Selmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Selmont-West Selmont leans more Democratic than 41 of 45 neighbors.
Selmont-West Selmont runs about 108 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Selmont-West Selmont is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Selmont-West Selmont 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 Selmont-West Selmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Selmont-West Selmont is about 2%, about 70 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Selmont-West Selmont have never been married, above 93% of cities. Selmont-West Selmont runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Selmont-West Selmont, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Selmont-West Selmont looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Selmont-West Selmont sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Selma, AL D+53
- West Selmont, AL D+33
- Casey, AL D+36
- Potter, AL R+12
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Sardis, AL D+34
- Hazen, AL D+73
- Tyler, AL R+12
- Summerfield, AL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Wales, NY R+31
- Amado, AZ R+4
- Doerun, GA R+57
- Waitsfield, VT D+29
- Yachats, OR D+47
- Clarendon, TX R+58
- Marfa, TX Even
- Redington Shores, FL R+21
- Dedeaux, MS R+82
- Inyokern, CA R+40
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.