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1876–2024
Anniston-Oxford, AL·Alabama

Anniston-Oxford, AL has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+45 in 2024.

Calhoun County's industrial legacy shapes a persistently conservative electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
LatestR+45in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population116,0902024 ACS

Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
116,0902024 5-year
Median household income
$55,0292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.4%2024 5-year
Black
21.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Anniston-Oxford, AL
TrumpR+45
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.8%34,912
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.1%13,194
OtherAll other candidates1.1%547
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −44.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−44.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+65.8%
1880+58.9%
1884+31.2%
1888+48.0%
1892+59.6%
1896+36.5%
1900+47.2%
1904+65.6%
1908+40.9%
1912+60.5%
1916+65.6%
1920+49.6%
1924+40.5%
1928−9.0%
1932+72.6%
1936+75.4%
1940+74.2%
1944+71.8%
1948−20.5%
1952+44.3%
1956+33.1%
1960+32.8%
1964−63.1%
1968+4.1%
1972−54.9%
1976+26.6%
1980−1.3%
1984−27.7%
1988−21.7%
1992−9.7%
1996−6.4%
2000−16.8%
2004−32.6%
2008−32.5%
2012−31.9%
2016−41.6%
2020−39.0%
2024−44.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−44.6%
13,19434,91248,653
R
−39.0%
15,21635,10150,983
R
−41.6%
13,24232,86547,223
R
−31.9%
15,51130,27846,257
R
−32.5%
16,33432,34849,242
R
−32.6%
15,08329,81445,249
R
−16.8%
15,78122,30638,909
R
−6.4%
15,72518,08836,911
R
−9.7%
16,45320,62342,800
R
−21.7%
12,45119,80633,968
R
−27.7%
12,75223,29138,082
R
−1.3%
17,01717,47535,541
D
+26.6%
20,46611,76332,700
R
−54.9%
5,83220,36426,471
O
+4.1%
4,1463,06126,775
R
−63.1%
010,63516,845
D
+32.8%
9,5904,82114,536
D
+33.1%
9,0694,47313,900
D
+44.3%
8,0233,06411,193
O
−20.5%
08564,181
D
+71.8%
4,3086945,030
D
+74.2%
4,4086455,071
D
+75.4%
4,3225814,961
D
+72.6%
4,3926855,108
R
−9.0%
2,1172,5374,655
D
+40.5%
1,9077662,819
D
+49.6%
3,4231,1394,601
D
+65.6%
2,2314422,727
D
+60.5%
1,6662382,359
D
+40.9%
1,4385702,121
D
+65.6%
1,5562871,933
D
+47.2%
1,8355672,684
D
+36.5%
2,7881,2224,296
D
+59.6%
3,2492185,084
D
+48.0%
2,6809383,628
D
+31.2%
2,0351,0663,106
D
+58.9%
1,9845092,505
D
+65.8%
2,0404212,461

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.2%
Irish
10.7%
American
10.2%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
6.1%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.3%
5.8%
25–34
6.4%
5.4%
18–24
5.6%
8.0%
5–17
7.8%
3.0%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,029
Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anniston-Oxford, AL$55,029
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
39.6%
Other Christian
17.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.2%
Methodist
4.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by a former steel and munitions manufacturing base, Anniston-Oxford sits in the Alabama Piedmont and has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting both its rural surroundings and a shrinking but historically union-tied workforce.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.

A population of 116,090, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,029 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,653 votes cast, 13,194 went Democratic and 34,912 went Republican.
What is Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama has a population of 116,090 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama is $55,029 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.