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1876–2024
Dothan, AL·Alabama

Dothan, AL has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+54 in 2024.

Wiregrass hub where peanut agriculture meets a sizable military footprint

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
LatestR+54in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population152,6742024 ACS

Dothan, AL, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1888.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
152,6742024 5-year
Median household income
$57,7462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.7%2024 5-year
Black
23.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+99 in 1888MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+85 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dothan, AL
TrumpR+54
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2024 presidential margin by county for Dothan, AL, ALA map of the constituent counties of Dothan, AL, AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Henry County, AL · R+51Geneva County, AL · R+77Houston County, AL · R+48
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.3%50,387
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.7%15,006
OtherAll other candidates1.0%677
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: −53.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−53.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+64.1%
1880+77.4%
1884+83.0%
1888+99.5%
1892+60.6%
1896+66.6%
1900+34.0%
1904+41.7%
1908+39.8%
1912+61.4%
1916+47.2%
1920+32.4%
1924+59.0%
1928+3.4%
1932+88.9%
1936+86.9%
1940+80.2%
1944+81.1%
1948−11.9%
1952+36.7%
1956+31.9%
1960+19.1%
1964−85.2%
1968+4.9%
1972−66.9%
1976+7.5%
1980−17.9%
1984−46.9%
1988−42.1%
1992−21.4%
1996−23.6%
2000−36.7%
2004−48.8%
2008−43.3%
2012−42.9%
2016−51.5%
2020−48.5%
2024−53.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−53.6%
15,00650,38766,070
R
−48.5%
17,11850,07368,016
R
−51.5%
14,48146,35461,854
R
−42.9%
17,48944,07361,998
R
−43.3%
17,37744,25662,040
R
−48.8%
13,70940,09754,082
R
−36.7%
14,96332,79248,548
R
−23.6%
14,98425,28343,683
R
−21.4%
15,28325,17346,126
R
−42.1%
11,89229,30541,377
R
−46.9%
11,04931,11442,755
R
−17.9%
15,52422,44438,745
D
+7.5%
17,91415,38733,711
R
−66.9%
4,26021,88726,353
O
+4.9%
2,8231,34230,409
R
−85.2%
017,75120,835
D
+19.1%
9,0626,14515,290
D
+31.9%
8,5984,24013,672
D
+36.7%
8,4483,88812,412
O
−11.9%
07596,376
D
+81.1%
6,9887137,735
D
+80.2%
8,4669169,412
D
+86.9%
8,1155608,695
D
+88.9%
8,1634698,651
D
+3.4%
4,5904,2928,887
D
+59.0%
3,7388984,812
D
+32.4%
4,2482,1486,473
D
+47.2%
3,7951,3205,242
D
+61.4%
2,7622284,128
D
+39.8%
2,5421,0023,868
D
+41.7%
2,6929614,153
D
+34.0%
2,6631,2474,166
D
+66.6%
4,3067215,379
D
+60.6%
3,5091335,575
D
+99.5%
2,74172,749
D
+83.0%
2,1411962,344
D
+77.4%
2,1892792,468
D
+64.1%
1,9954362,431

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.4%
American
9.6%
Irish
9.2%
German
6.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.9%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.4%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
6.2%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
6.0%
45–54
6.5%
5.9%
35–44
6.5%
5.8%
25–34
6.3%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
8.6%
5–17
7.9%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,746
Dothan, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dothan, AL$57,746
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 higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.2%
Other Christian
18.3%
Methodist
9.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dothan anchors the Alabama Wiregrass region, where Fort Novosel's presence and a historically agricultural economy shape a metro that broke against the 2024 national Democratic margin by roughly 30 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-nine points in 1888 and a Republican high of eighty-five points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.

A population of 152,674, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,746 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dothan, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 53.6 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,070 votes cast, 15,006 went Democratic and 50,387 went Republican.
What is Dothan, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Dothan, 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 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Dothan, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Dothan, AL, Alabama has a population of 152,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama is $57,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dothan, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.