Gadsden, AL, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 103,1052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,5632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Gadsden, AL
TrumpR+56
Constituent county margins for Gadsden, AL, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 77.3% | 35,653 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 21.7% | 10,027 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 457 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +62.9% |
| 1880 | +55.5% |
| 1884 | +23.2% |
| 1888 | +38.1% |
| 1892 | +51.7% |
| 1896 | +32.5% |
| 1900 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | +24.2% |
| 1908 | +13.0% |
| 1912 | +40.0% |
| 1916 | +36.1% |
| 1920 | +29.2% |
| 1924 | +28.2% |
| 1928 | −11.9% |
| 1932 | +65.1% |
| 1936 | +64.9% |
| 1940 | +69.1% |
| 1944 | +58.1% |
| 1948 | −21.1% |
| 1952 | +40.5% |
| 1956 | +26.0% |
| 1960 | +33.4% |
| 1964 | −59.1% |
| 1968 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | −47.2% |
| 1976 | +41.1% |
| 1980 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | −0.4% |
| 1988 | −0.2% |
| 1992 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | −9.3% |
| 2004 | −27.3% |
| 2008 | −38.2% |
| 2012 | −38.4% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −55.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,027 | 35,653 | 46,137 | ||
| R | 11,567 | 35,528 | 47,728 | ||
| R | 10,442 | 32,353 | 43,630 | ||
| R | 12,803 | 29,130 | 42,530 | ||
| R | 13,497 | 30,595 | 44,737 | ||
| R | 15,328 | 26,999 | 42,680 | ||
| R | 17,433 | 21,087 | 39,348 | ||
| D | 17,976 | 16,835 | 37,561 | ||
| D | 20,558 | 17,467 | 42,451 | ||
| R | 17,762 | 17,828 | 35,891 | ||
| R | 19,074 | 19,243 | 38,781 | ||
| D | 20,790 | 16,177 | 37,806 | ||
| D | 25,020 | 10,333 | 35,750 | ||
| R | 7,372 | 20,851 | 28,581 | ||
| O | 4,613 | 4,351 | 31,186 | ||
| R | 0 | 12,894 | 21,833 | ||
| D | 14,372 | 7,128 | 21,685 | ||
| D | 12,374 | 7,198 | 19,886 | ||
| D | 10,997 | 4,634 | 15,697 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,615 | 7,661 | ||
| D | 5,895 | 1,525 | 7,521 | ||
| D | 7,012 | 1,270 | 8,315 | ||
| D | 5,739 | 1,207 | 6,978 | ||
| D | 5,167 | 1,066 | 6,295 | ||
| R | 2,484 | 3,162 | 5,684 | ||
| D | 3,081 | 1,664 | 5,017 | ||
| D | 5,917 | 3,218 | 9,238 | ||
| D | 1,883 | 862 | 2,825 | ||
| D | 1,511 | 354 | 2,896 | ||
| D | 1,309 | 996 | 2,411 | ||
| D | 1,431 | 823 | 2,516 | ||
| D | 1,734 | 1,629 | 3,564 | ||
| D | 1,782 | 873 | 2,800 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 269 | 3,781 | ||
| D | 1,912 | 841 | 2,808 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 813 | 2,153 | ||
| D | 1,217 | 347 | 1,568 | ||
| D | 1,198 | 273 | 1,471 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.4%
English
11.6%
Irish
8.2%
German
4.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,563
Gadsden, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gadsden, AL$54,563
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
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.0%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 18.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gadsden anchors a small metro where manufacturing decline and demographic shifts have redrawn voter coalitions over the past two decades, making it a useful bellwether for working-class white realignment across the rural South.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-nine points in 1940 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A population of 103,105, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,563 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gadsden, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gadsden, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 55.5 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,137 votes cast, 10,027 went Democratic and 35,653 went Republican.
What is Gadsden, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Gadsden, 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 24 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Gadsden, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gadsden, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Gadsden, AL, Alabama?
Gadsden, AL, Alabama has a population of 103,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gadsden, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Gadsden, AL, Alabama is $54,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Gadsden, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gadsden, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.