36607 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 36607 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36607, ~44% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36607 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36607 leans more Democratic than 20 of 27 neighbors.
36607 runs about 74 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36607 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36607. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+87) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 96 points.
Why 36607 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 36607, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in 36607 live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in 36607 have never been married, above 93% of zip codes. 36607 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 36607, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 36607 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36607 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in 36607 rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in 36607 report food insecurity, above 95% 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.