36756 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 36756 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36756, ~43% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36756 compares
36756 runs about 61 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36756 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36756. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+65) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+46), a spread of about 111 points.
Why 36756 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 36756, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
36756 votes against the grain of Alabama. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36756 runs about 61 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in 36756 have never been married, above 83% of zip codes.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; 36756, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 36756 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 36756 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.