36874 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 36874 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36874, ~16% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36874 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36874 is the most Republican-leaning.
36874 runs about 25 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36874. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 36874 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 36874, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 36874 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 36874 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 36874, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 36874 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 36874 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, below 55% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 36874 own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby 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.