36524 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 36524 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36524, ~29% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36524 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36524 leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
36524 runs about 19 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36524. The north side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+84), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 36524 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 36524, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 36524 live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 36524 sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 96% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 36524, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 36524 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36524 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.