Vine Hill leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Vine Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vine Hill, ~20% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vine Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vine Hill leans more Republican than 24 of 47 neighbors.
Politically, Vine Hill sits close to the rest of Alabama.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vine Hill. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Vine Hill 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 Vine Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 1% of adults in Vine Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vine Hill, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Vine Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Vine Hill report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Vine Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Vine Hill have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plantersville, AL R+39
- Fremont, AL R+16
- Milton, AL R+37
- Jones, AL D+5
- Summerfield, AL R+45
- Stanton, AL R+68
- Perryville, AL R+33
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Pletcher, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Marshalls Corner, MD D+5
- Palestine, PA R+62
- Gibson Station, VA R+71
- Clarkson, NY R+28
- Wattsville, VA R+13
- Bowring, OK R+52
- South Creek, WA R+29
- Walnut Hill, AL R+65
- Holland, GA R+65
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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.