Wende leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wende typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wende, ~42% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wende compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wende leans more Democratic than 20 of 34 neighbors.
Wende runs about 66 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Wende is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wende. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Wende 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 Wende, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 66% of residents in Wende are Black or African American, about 42 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Wende have never been married, above 79% of cities. Wende runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wende, AL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Wende looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wende 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 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Wende report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Wende have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hatchechubbee, AL D+13
- Hurtsboro, AL D+50
- Rutherford, AL D+39
- Uchee, AL R+12
- Villula, AL R+31
- Spring Hill, AL D+9
- Pittsview, AL R+19
- Hannon, AL D+77
- Cottonton, AL R+35
- Enon, AL D+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stonington, MI R+31
- Nenzel, NE R+84
- Fritchton, IN R+61
- Lopeno, TX R+3
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- Rasselas, PA R+50
- Minor Beach, MI R+23
- Minto, AK D+17
- Hockley, VA R+44
- Pailo, TN R+76
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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.