36032 leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 71% of adults in 36032 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36032, ~45% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36032 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36032 is the most Democratic-leaning.
36032 runs about 59 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36032 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36032. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+82) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 155 points.
Why 36032 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 36032, 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 69% of residents in 36032 are Black or African American, about 45 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in 36032 have never been married, above 89% of zip codes. 36032 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 36032, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 36032 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36032 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 12 points below the Alabama average of 54%. 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.