Wilcox County leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Wilcox County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilcox County, ~46% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilcox County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wilcox County leans more Democratic than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Wilcox County runs about 53 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Wilcox County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wilcox County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+70) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Wilcox County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wilcox County, 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 68% of residents in Wilcox County are Black or African American, about 44 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Wilcox County have never been married, above 97% of counties. Wilcox County runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wilcox County, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilcox County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wilcox County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Marengo County, AL D+3
- Clarke County, AL R+14
- Dallas County, AL D+38
- Monroe County, AL R+23
- Perry County, AL D+41
- Butler County, AL R+13
- Lowndes County, AL D+35
- Conecuh County, AL R+7
- Choctaw County, AL R+22
- Hale County, AL D+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Essex County, VA R+8
- Colfax County, NE R+27
- Guthrie County, IA R+41
- Middlesex County, VA R+27
- Bollinger County, MO R+70
- Mitchell County, IA R+36
- Walsh County, ND R+46
- Bradley County, AR R+30
- Custer County, NE R+68
- Crawford County, IN R+52
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.