36319 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 36319 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36319, ~9% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36319 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36319 is the most Republican-leaning.
36319 runs about 44 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36319. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 36319 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 36319, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 36319 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 84% of residents in 36319 drive to work alone, above 84% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 36319, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 36319 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36319 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.