36047 leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 36047 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36047, ~47% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36047 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36047 leans more Democratic than 3 of 5 neighbors.
36047 runs about 52 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36047 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36047. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+80) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 111 points.
Why 36047 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 36047, 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 66% of residents in 36047 are Black or African American, about 42 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in 36047 have never been married, above 85% of zip codes. 36047 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 36047, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 36047 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36047 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.