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1876–2024
Cullman, AL·Alabama

Cullman, AL has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+80 in 2024.

A deeply Republican corner of Alabama's Hill Country

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
LatestR+80in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population90,5662024 ACS

Cullman, AL, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+80%. Republican peak: R+80 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+80MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
90,5662024 5-year
Median household income
$62,6562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+80 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cullman, AL
TrumpR+80
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican89.7%38,704
Kamala HarrisDemocratic9.4%4,039
OtherAll other candidates0.9%403
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: −80.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−80.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880+34.7%
1884+37.0%
1888+44.8%
1892+50.4%
1896+41.6%
1900+16.2%
1904+8.6%
1908−9.7%
1912+33.4%
1916+1.6%
1920−15.2%
1924+4.7%
1928−30.6%
1932+49.5%
1936+37.8%
1940+29.3%
1944+27.6%
1948−32.7%
1952+21.5%
1956+11.4%
1960+19.8%
1964−58.3%
1968−22.3%
1972−59.8%
1976+30.2%
1980+5.9%
1984−29.4%
1988−25.1%
1992−13.6%
1996−17.9%
2000−31.8%
2004−53.3%
2008−65.2%
2012−69.5%
2016−77.9%
2020−77.4%
2024−80.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−80.3%
4,03938,70443,146
R
−77.4%
4,47836,88041,851
R
−77.9%
3,79832,98937,474
R
−69.5%
5,05228,99934,457
R
−65.2%
5,86428,89635,305
R
−53.3%
8,04526,81835,191
R
−31.8%
9,75819,15729,525
R
−17.9%
9,54414,30826,553
R
−13.6%
10,45114,41129,043
R
−25.1%
8,51714,35123,197
R
−29.4%
7,98914,78223,126
D
+5.9%
11,52510,21222,240
D
+30.2%
12,9616,89920,055
R
−59.8%
3,57114,39018,091
O
−22.3%
1,1154,96417,265
R
−58.3%
07,15212,262
D
+19.8%
6,3464,24810,599
D
+11.4%
5,5104,3819,929
D
+21.5%
5,2543,3918,667
O
−32.7%
01,7555,364
D
+27.6%
3,8982,2026,145
D
+29.3%
5,6033,0578,686
D
+37.8%
3,7791,7035,497
D
+49.5%
2,9109563,944
R
−30.6%
1,5742,9594,533
D
+4.7%
1,8091,6393,633
R
−15.2%
2,5663,4926,101
D
+1.6%
1,3961,3512,763
O
+33.4%
1,2302642,895
R
−9.7%
1,2391,5212,903
D
+8.6%
1,4971,2383,018
D
+16.2%
1,1678202,143
D
+41.6%
1,2024471,816
D
+50.4%
1,06662,103
D
+44.8%
9203501,272
D
+37.0%
506232740
D
+34.7%
336163499
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No data
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.5%
English
15.4%
German
14.4%
Irish
13.4%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.8%
Polish
0.7%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.7%
75–84
3.6%
5.2%
65–74
5.9%
6.8%
55–64
6.7%
6.4%
45–54
6.2%
6.0%
35–44
5.9%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
4.1%
18–24
3.7%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
3.2%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,656
Cullman, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cullman, AL$62,656
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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
37.0%
Other Christian
14.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Methodist
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cullman County anchors this small metro and has delivered some of Alabama's widest Republican margins for decades, reflecting its overwhelmingly white, rural-evangelical demographic profile and economic ties to poultry processing and light manufacturing.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1892 and a Republican high of eighty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty points.

A population of 90,566, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,656 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cullman, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cullman, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 80.3 points (R+80), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,146 votes cast, 4,039 went Democratic and 38,704 went Republican.
What is Cullman, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Cullman, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 3 times.
When did Cullman, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cullman, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Cullman, AL, Alabama?
Cullman, AL, Alabama has a population of 90,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cullman, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Cullman, AL, Alabama is $62,656 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Cullman, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cullman, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.