36581 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 36581 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36581, ~31% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36581 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36581 leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
36581 runs about 13 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Why 36581 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 36581, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 36581 live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 36581, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 36581 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36581 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.