Swaim is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Swaim typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swaim, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swaim compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swaim leans more Republican than 26 of 53 neighbors.
Swaim runs about 42 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Swaim. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Swaim 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 Swaim, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Swaim sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the Alabama average of 68%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Swaim, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Swaim looks the way it does
Turnout in Swaim 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
- Maysville, AL R+62
- Trenton, AL R+78
- Hollytree, AL R+70
- Gurley, AL R+56
- Paint Rock, AL R+78
- Pleasant Groves, AL R+82
- Woodville, AL R+81
- Brownsboro, AL R+37
- Lim Rock, AL R+83
- Letcher, AL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stirling City, CA R+25
- Kirkwood, CA D+8
- Impact, TX R+65
- Glaze City, TX R+72
- Rachal, TX R+3
- Chamita, NM D+23
- Rockeagle, WY R+77
- Raleigh, GA R+38
- McCord Bend, MO R+57
- Darwin, OK R+64
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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.