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Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL·Alabama

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+49 in 2024.

Tennessee River corridor where manufacturing and music share the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
LatestR+49in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population153,8522024 ACS

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+49MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
153,8522024 5-year
Median household income
$61,8872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.8%2024 5-year
Black
11.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
TrumpR+49
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, ALA map of the constituent counties of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Colbert County, AL · R+46Lauderdale County, AL · R+51
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.0%52,422
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.7%17,463
OtherAll other candidates1.3%912
D+60
R+60
2 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: −49.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−49.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+26.0%
1880+12.3%
1884+20.5%
1888+8.9%
1892+60.6%
1896+17.1%
1900+3.8%
1904+60.9%
1908+42.9%
1912+52.4%
1916+57.5%
1920+41.8%
1924+43.4%
1928+33.7%
1932+78.2%
1936+85.0%
1940+82.1%
1944+74.1%
1948−14.9%
1952+59.5%
1956+57.6%
1960+42.8%
1964−48.0%
1968−0.6%
1972−42.8%
1976+39.6%
1980+22.9%
1984−2.0%
1988+5.7%
1992+11.3%
1996+2.9%
2000−6.7%
2004−16.6%
2008−25.1%
2012−26.8%
2016−43.2%
2020−42.5%
2024−49.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−49.4%
17,46352,42270,797
R
−42.5%
20,25850,92472,225
R
−43.2%
17,26444,64563,407
R
−26.8%
21,67737,84760,309
R
−25.1%
23,03238,80762,947
R
−16.6%
25,22635,34961,042
R
−6.7%
24,41827,99653,669
D
+2.9%
23,84522,36350,754
D
+11.3%
28,14221,80156,195
D
+5.7%
23,25920,71744,584
R
−2.0%
23,91524,88449,691
D
+22.9%
27,92917,08647,256
D
+39.6%
27,54511,69740,027
R
−42.8%
9,92325,62536,672
O
−0.6%
4,4574,67934,504
O
−48.0%
011,24523,411
D
+42.8%
16,1156,38522,727
D
+57.6%
16,1574,27720,629
D
+59.5%
13,0173,29116,335
O
−14.9%
01,0346,947
D
+74.1%
7,3871,0868,500
D
+82.1%
9,0638729,977
D
+85.0%
8,0506408,722
D
+78.2%
6,2447437,031
D
+33.7%
5,3592,6598,022
D
+43.4%
3,7691,3995,456
D
+41.8%
4,5131,8146,451
D
+57.5%
2,8107213,636
D
+52.4%
2,3324913,513
D
+42.9%
2,0267802,903
D
+60.9%
2,2055192,768
D
+3.8%
2,9222,7015,772
D
+17.1%
3,9582,7786,903
D
+60.6%
4,31207,115
D
+8.9%
2,9112,4355,354
D
+20.5%
2,7921,8294,709
D
+12.3%
2,9802,3005,535
D
+26.0%
3,1021,8224,924

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.8%
English
14.5%
Irish
9.2%
German
6.9%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.0%
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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.4%
2.9%
75–84
3.7%
5.5%
65–74
6.4%
6.4%
55–64
7.0%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
5.8%
25–34
6.2%
5.0%
18–24
5.5%
7.5%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,887
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$61,887
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.3%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.6%
Other Christian
23.6%
Methodist
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Shoals metro anchors Alabama's northwest corner with a legacy of TVA-era industrial employment and FAME Studios-era cultural identity; Colbert and Lauderdale counties have voted Republican at the presidential level by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.

A population of 153,852, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,887 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 49.4 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,797 votes cast, 17,463 went Democratic and 52,422 went Republican.
What is Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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 26 times, Republican 9 times, and other 3 times.
When did Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama?
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama has a population of 153,852 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama is $61,887 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.