Tinela leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Tinela typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tinela, ~47% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tinela compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tinela leans more Democratic than 44 of 51 neighbors.
Tinela runs about 67 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Tinela is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tinela. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Tinela 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 Tinela, 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 55% of residents in Tinela are Black or African American, about 32 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Tinela have never been married, above 97% of cities. Tinela runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tinela, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Tinela looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tinela sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lower Peach Tree, AL D+53
- Coy, AL D+4
- Vredenburgh, AL D+4
- Franklin, AL D+30
- Nettleboro, AL D+43
- Dry Forks, AL D+4
- Coal Bluff, AL D+19
- Natchez, AL R+5
- Buena Vista, AL D+4
- Yellow Bluff, AL D+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wren, AL R+77
- Zepp, VA R+54
- Benoit, WI D+8
- Waterview, KY R+72
- Kensing, TX R+77
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.