35646 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 35646 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35646, ~15% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35646 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35646 leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
35646 runs about 19 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35646. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 53 points.
Why 35646 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 35646, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 35646 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 35646, AL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 35646 looks the way it does
Turnout in 35646 sits close to the national pattern. 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.