Sycamore is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Sycamore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sycamore, ~20% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sycamore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sycamore leans more Republican than 20 of 60 neighbors.
Sycamore runs about 21 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why Sycamore 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 Sycamore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Sycamore drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sycamore sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Sycamore are family households, above 77% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sycamore, AL does.
Why turnout in Sycamore looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Sycamore have completed high school, about 12 points above the Alabama average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oldfield, AL R+43
- Odena, AL R+43
- Winterboro, AL R+7
- Forest Hills, AL R+19
- Bon Air, AL R+29
- Mignon, AL R+31
- Kymulga, AL Even
- Sylacauga, AL R+36
- Oak Grove, AL R+66
- Alpine, AL D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ontario, IN R+60
- Caliente, NV R+60
- Crystal Lake Park, MO R+6
- Crandall, IN R+49
- Kynesville, FL R+60
- Coulee City, WA R+42
- Oak Hill, OK R+77
- Kernstown, VA R+25
- Burlington, IL R+37
- Marvell, AR Even
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.