36527 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 36527 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36527, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36527 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36527 leans more Republican than 15 of 19 neighbors.
36527 runs about 24 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36527. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 36527 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 36527, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 36527 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 36527 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 36527, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 36527 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 36527 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 36527 have completed high school, above 89% of zip codes. 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.