36273 is a Republican stronghold. About 5% of voters here vote Democratic and 95% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 36273 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36273, ~4% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36273 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36273 is the most Republican-leaning.
36273 runs about 59 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Why 36273 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 36273, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 36273 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 36273 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 36273, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 36273 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36273 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.