36727 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 36727 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36727, ~17% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36727 compares
36727 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
36727 runs about 12 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36727. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+84), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 36727 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 36727, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 36727 live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 36727 sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 36727 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 36727, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 36727 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36727 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 48%, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in 36727 report food insecurity, above 91% 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.