Souwilpa is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Souwilpa typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Souwilpa, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Souwilpa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Souwilpa leans more Republican than 27 of 43 neighbors.
Souwilpa runs about 23 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Souwilpa 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 Souwilpa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Souwilpa are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Souwilpa sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Souwilpa, 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 Souwilpa looks the way it does
Turnout in Souwilpa sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silas, AL R+4
- Gilbertown, AL R+68
- Wimberly, AL R+89
- Womack Hill, AL R+44
- Isney, AL R+37
- Water Valley, AL R+43
- Cullomburg, AL R+23
- Toxey, AL R+72
- Needham, AL R+72
- Hodgewood, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Los Luceros, NM D+15
- Nough, TN R+69
- Niter, ID R+76
- Tempa, WV R+55
- Scullton, PA R+63
- Mitchellsburg, KY R+64
- Duster, TX R+75
- Mace, IN R+61
- Scenic, SD R+64
- Wrights Corners, PA R+59
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.