Union Springs is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Union Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union Springs, ~49% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Union Springs leans more Democratic than 38 of 48 neighbors.
Union Springs runs about 83 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Union Springs is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Union Springs. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Union Springs 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 Union Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Union Springs is about 16%, about 56 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Union Springs have never been married, above 98% of cities. Union Springs runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Union Springs, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Union Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Union Springs 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Armstrong, AL D+62
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Perote, AL D+17
- Bruceville, AL D+6
- Thompson, AL D+38
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Fort Davis, AL D+75
- Postoak, AL R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brookfield, MO R+46
- Fort Eustis, VA D+6
- Auburn, MI R+23
- Clifton, TX R+50
- Edwardsville, KS R+18
- Bunkie, LA R+4
- Newton, MS D+23
- Winamac, IN R+50
- Potterville, MI R+28
- Winneconne, WI R+30
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.