35006 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 35006 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35006, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35006 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35006 is the most Republican-leaning.
35006 runs about 49 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35006. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 35006 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 35006, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 35006 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 20%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 35006 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 35006, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 35006 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35006 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, below 58% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 35006 own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.