35756 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 35756 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 35756, ~39% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 35756 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 35756 leans more Republican than 12 of 20 neighbors.
35756 runs about 21 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 35756. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 48 points.
Why 35756 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 35756, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in 35756 are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 35756, AL sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 35756 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 35756 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.