Three Notch is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Three Notch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Three Notch, ~43% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Three Notch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Three Notch leans more Democratic than 37 of 43 neighbors.
Three Notch runs about 101 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Three Notch is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Three Notch. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+56), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Three Notch 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 Three Notch, 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 81% of residents in Three Notch are Black or African American, about 58 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Three Notch have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Three Notch 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; Three Notch, 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 Three Notch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Three Notch 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 38%, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Three Notch report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Three Notch have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enon, AL D+79
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Midway, AL D+67
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Union Springs, AL D+53
- Hannon, AL D+77
- Roba, AL D+65
- Perote, AL D+17
- Smuteye, AL D+12
- Inverness, AL R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Pleasant, IN R+56
- Midway Corner, AR R+13
- Camargo, OK R+78
- Mendon, MO R+70
- Laddsburg, PA R+60
- Pullman, WV R+69
- Muncie, IL R+56
- Beaux Arts Village, WA D+48
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Matinburg, TX R+57
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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.