Sturkie leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Sturkie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sturkie, ~23% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sturkie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sturkie leans more Republican than 14 of 51 neighbors.
Sturkie runs about 14 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Why Sturkie 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 Sturkie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Sturkie are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sturkie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sturkie, 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 Sturkie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sturkie is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, below 57% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moorefield, AL R+12
- Oak Bowery, AL R+20
- Round Mountain, AL R+19
- Milltown, AL D+6
- Farmville, AL R+44
- Lafayette, AL D+5
- Dudleyville, AL R+48
- Waverly, AL R+35
- Camp Hill, AL D+37
- Mount Jefferson, AL R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ace, TX R+65
- Gardner, ND R+42
- North Hannibal, NY R+39
- Hasty, AR R+70
- Georgeville, NC R+58
- Havenhurst, MO R+68
- Stepstone, KY R+64
- Union Hill, MN R+46
- Knight Creek, NY R+48
- Matheson, CO R+61
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.