Sumterville leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Sumterville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sumterville, ~56% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sumterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sumterville leans more Democratic than 23 of 37 neighbors.
Sumterville runs about 74 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Sumterville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sumterville. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Sumterville 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 Sumterville, 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 68% of residents in Sumterville are Black or African American, about 45 points above the Alabama average of 24%. Sumterville runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sumterville, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sumterville looks the way it does
Turnout in Sumterville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hamner, AL D+48
- Emelle, AL D+45
- Epes, AL D+62
- Gainesville, AL D+55
- Livingston, AL D+33
- Panola, AL D+47
- Geiger, AL D+43
- Giles, MS D+29
- Boligee, AL D+64
- Brewersville, AL D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cross Roads, IN R+57
- Sumpter, AR R+60
- Lamar, NE R+83
- Grant, IA R+49
- Waverly, LA R+61
- Merced Falls, CA R+41
- Minter City, MS R+11
- South Woodville, ME R+41
- Trimountain, MI R+28
- Sassafras, MD R+34
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.