36761 leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 36761 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36761, ~46% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36761 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36761 is the least Democratic-leaning.
36761 runs about 50 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36761 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36761. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 44 points.
Why 36761 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 36761, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 67% of residents in 36761 are Black or African American, about 43 points above the Alabama average of 24%. 36761 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 36761, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 36761 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 36761 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 42%, about 12 points below the Alabama average of 54%. 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.