36767 is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 36767 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36767, ~61% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36767 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36767 leans more Democratic than 4 of 5 neighbors.
36767 runs about 95 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36767 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36767. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 36767 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 36767, 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 77% of residents in 36767 are Black or African American, about 53 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 36767 have never been married, above 86% of zip codes. 36767 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; 36767, 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 36767 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 36767 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.