Wallace is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Wallace typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallace, ~5% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallace leans more Republican than 45 of 54 neighbors.
Wallace runs about 52 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wallace. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Wallace 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 Wallace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wallace live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Wallace, AL does.
Why turnout in Wallace looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wallace 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Wallace report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Wallace have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Range, AL R+74
- Barnett Crossroads, AL R+87
- Brewton, AL R+41
- Kirkland, AL R+71
- Keego, AL R+86
- London, AL R+15
- Lenox, AL Even
- Little Rock, AL R+56
- Castleberry, AL R+17
- Sardine, AL R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hoyte, TX R+69
- Lexsy, GA R+55
- Glenloch, GA R+75
- West Clarksfield, OH R+56
- Roystone, PA R+52
- Ruby, AK D+33
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- Werley, WI R+41
- Clover Lick, WV R+51
- Westbend, KY R+60
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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.