Sweet Water leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sweet Water typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sweet Water, ~33% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sweet Water compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sweet Water leans more Republican than 29 of 50 neighbors.
Sweet Water runs about 22 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sweet Water. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 95 points.
Why Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Sweet Water hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sweet Water, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sweet Water looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Sweet Water own their home, about 13 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Exmoor, AL R+50
- Nanafalia, AL R+5
- Dixons Mills, AL D+38
- Lasca, AL R+13
- Miller, AL D+18
- Bashi, AL R+82
- Tompkinsville, AL D+13
- Clayhill, AL R+7
- Magnolia, AL D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gibson, NC R+12
- Eddy, TX R+64
- Hauser, ID R+61
- Quincy, IN R+63
- Mound City, KS R+62
- Byron, CA R+27
- Trout, LA R+83
- Jewett, OH R+62
- Roca, NE R+42
- Marmet, WV R+43
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.