36439 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 36439 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36439, ~7% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36439 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36439 is the most Republican-leaning.
36439 runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36439. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 36439 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 36439, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in 36439 drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 36439 are family households, above 81% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 36439, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 36439 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 36439 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.