36505 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 36505 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36505, ~17% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36505 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36505 leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
36505 runs about 24 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36505. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 58 points.
Why 36505 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 36505, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in 36505 drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 36505 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 36505, 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 36505 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36505 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.