Suttle leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Suttle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suttle, ~31% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suttle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Suttle leans more Republican than 23 of 36 neighbors.
Suttle runs about 17 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Suttle. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+28) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Suttle 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 Suttle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Suttle live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Suttle, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Suttle looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Suttle own their home, about 21 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Suttle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perryville, AL R+33
- Hamburg, AL D+40
- Harrell, AL D+51
- Potter, AL R+12
- Sprott, AL D+17
- Summerfield, AL R+45
- Marion Junction, AL D+23
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Osborn, AL R+28
- Marion, AL D+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yagerville, NY R+30
- Furniss, PA R+63
- Durbin, PA R+59
- Seven Pines, WV R+55
- Searcy, LA R+96
- Oscura, NM R+15
- Los Angeles, TX R+38
- Springhope, PA R+67
- Danner, OR R+90
- Deerfield, TN R+76
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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.