36575 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 36575 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36575, ~19% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36575 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36575 leans more Republican than 19 of 23 neighbors.
36575 runs about 16 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36575. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 49 points.
Why 36575 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 36575, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 36575 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 36575, AL sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 36575 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36575 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.