36071 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 36071 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36071, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36071 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36071 leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
36071 runs about 41 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36071. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 36071 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 36071, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in 36071 hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 36071 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 77% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 36071, 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 36071 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36071 sits close to the national pattern. 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.