36912 is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 36912 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 36912, ~61% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 36912 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 36912 is the most Democratic-leaning.
36912 runs about 85 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while 36912 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 36912. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 103 points.
Why 36912 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 36912, 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 82% of residents in 36912 are Black or African American, about 58 points above the Alabama average of 24%. 36912 runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 36912, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 36912 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in 36912 own their home, about 10 points above the Alabama average of 78%. 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.