Thompson, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Thompson

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Thompson leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Thompson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompson, ~38% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Thompson compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Thompson leans more Democratic than 31 of 48 neighbors.

Thompson runs about 69 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Thompson is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thompson. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 67 points.

Why Thompson 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 Thompson, 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 58% of residents in Thompson are Black or African American, about 34 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Thompson have never been married, above 87% of cities. Thompson runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thompson, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Thompson looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thompson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Thompson rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Thompson report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.