36112 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 31% of adults in 36112 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36112, ~15% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36112 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36112 leans more Republican than 13 of 21 neighbors.
36112 runs about 24 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36112. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+12) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 36112 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 36112, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
36112 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 86%, far above the Alabama average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 36112 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 36112, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 36112 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 97% of households in 36112 rent, about 72 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.