Smuteye leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Smuteye typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smuteye, ~25% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smuteye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smuteye leans more Democratic than 34 of 50 neighbors.
Smuteye runs about 42 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Smuteye is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smuteye. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Smuteye 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 Smuteye, 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 54% of residents in Smuteye are Black or African American, about 31 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Smuteye have never been married, above 95% of cities. Smuteye runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Smuteye, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Smuteye looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Smuteye 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 49%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Smuteye rent, compared to around 26% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Smuteye report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Andrew, AL D+49
- Midway, AL D+67
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Pratts, AL D+16
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Saco, AL R+32
- Perote, AL D+17
- Clayton, AL D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Molen, UT R+77
- Glen Lyn, VA R+67
- Olema, CA D+43
- South Cambridge, NY R+9
- Caputa, SD R+67
- Gin City, AR R+41
- Spargursville, OH R+57
- Ogallah, KS R+78
- Indian Neck, VA R+8
- Industry, KS R+69
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.