36513 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 36513 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36513, ~36% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36513 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36513 leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
36513 runs about 21 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36513. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 83 points.
Why 36513 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 36513, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 36513 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in 36513 drive to work alone, above 89% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in 36513 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 36513, AL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 36513 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 36513 own their home, about 14 points above the Alabama average of 78%. 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.