36006 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 36006 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36006, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36006 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36006 is the most Republican-leaning.
36006 runs about 44 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36006. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 42 points.
Why 36006 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 36006, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in 36006 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 36006 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 36006 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 36006, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 36006 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36006 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 36006 report food insecurity, above 84% of zip codes. 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.