Wallsboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Wallsboro typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallsboro, ~18% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallsboro leans more Republican than 19 of 52 neighbors.
Wallsboro runs about 5 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wallsboro. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Wallsboro 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 Wallsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Wallsboro hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Wallsboro, AL does.
Why turnout in Wallsboro looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Wallsboro have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Wallsboro rent, above 82% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Wallsboro report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wetumpka, AL R+47
- Kent, AL R+66
- Santuck, AL R+69
- North Elmore, AL R+61
- Holtville, AL R+59
- Redland, AL R+46
- Claud, AL R+74
- Elmore, AL R+48
- Titus, AL R+78
- Coosada, AL R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reece, KS R+70
- Centralia, TX R+71
- Cleveland, WV R+67
- Taft, SC D+43
- Shawnee Mound, MO R+63
- Birney Day School, MT D+14
- Porter, WA R+36
- Tague, WV R+62
- New Haven Center, MI R+50
- Waterville, MA R+17
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.