36901 leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 36901 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36901, ~56% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36901 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36901 is the least Democratic-leaning.
36901 runs about 56 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36901 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 36901 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 36901, 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 64% of residents in 36901 are Black or African American, about 41 points above the Alabama average of 24%. 36901 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 36901, AL does.
Why turnout in 36901 looks the way it does
Turnout in 36901 sits close to the national pattern. 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.