36276 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 36276 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36276, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36276 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36276 leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
36276 runs about 28 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36276. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 36276 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 36276, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 36276 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 36276, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 36276 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in 36276 report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 36276 have completed high school, below 78% 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.