Vinegar Bend leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Vinegar Bend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vinegar Bend, ~19% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vinegar Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vinegar Bend leans more Republican than 13 of 30 neighbors.
Vinegar Bend runs about 13 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vinegar Bend. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Vinegar Bend 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 Vinegar Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Vinegar Bend hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vinegar Bend, 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 Vinegar Bend looks the way it does
Turnout in Vinegar Bend sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deer Park, AL R+64
- Fruitdale, AL R+77
- Citronelle, AL R+58
- Leakesville, MS R+38
- Seaboard, AL R+77
- Sidney, AL R+78
- Vernal, MS R+78
- Jonathan, MS R+43
- Sims Chapel, AL R+43
- Knobtown, MS R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salesville, AR R+57
- Cayuta, NY R+36
- Sandtown, DE R+47
- Rib Falls, WI R+46
- Elgin, ND R+72
- Mohawk, WV R+89
- Locust Creek, VA R+40
- Tabler, OK R+70
- Quemado, TX R+31
- New Trier, MN R+44
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.