36041 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 36041 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36041, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36041 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36041 leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
36041 runs about 29 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36041. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+85), a spread of about 100 points.
Why 36041 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 36041, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 6% of residents in 36041 live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 36041, 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 36041 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36041 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 25% of adults in 36041 report food insecurity, above 88% 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.