36610 is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 36610 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36610, ~50% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36610 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36610 leans more Democratic than 22 of 25 neighbors.
36610 runs about 112 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36610 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36610. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+91) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 33 points.
Why 36610 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 36610, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 36610 is about 5%, about 68 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in 36610 have never been married, above 97% of zip codes. 36610 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 36610, AL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 36610 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36610 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 37%, about 17 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in 36610 rent, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in 36610 report food insecurity, in the top fraction 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.