2024 presidential election
Troy, AL
TrumpR+25.1
Constituent county margins for Troy, 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 | 62.1% | 8,224 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 37.0% | 4,899 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 111 |
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 | +64.0% |
| 1880 | +51.6% |
| 1884 | +51.8% |
| 1888 | +49.3% |
| 1892 | +59.4% |
| 1896 | +37.1% |
| 1900 | +46.8% |
| 1904 | +93.9% |
| 1908 | +93.8% |
| 1912 | +94.2% |
| 1916 | +93.7% |
| 1920 | +76.7% |
| 1924 | +95.7% |
| 1928 | +53.3% |
| 1932 | +95.9% |
| 1936 | +96.5% |
| 1940 | +92.1% |
| 1944 | +90.3% |
| 1948 | −4.7% |
| 1952 | +45.0% |
| 1956 | +42.6% |
| 1960 | +54.3% |
| 1964 | −84.5% |
| 1968 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | −54.8% |
| 1976 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | −27.0% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | −7.4% |
| 2000 | −16.1% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −15.2% |
| 2012 | −13.7% |
| 2016 | −20.3% |
| 2020 | −17.4% |
| 2024 | −25.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 37.0%Harris4,899 | 62.1%Trump8,224 | 0.8% | 13,234 | ||
| R | 40.7%Biden5,636 | 58.1%Trump8,042 | 1.2%incl. Jorgensen | 13,841 | ||
| R | 38.9%Clinton5,056 | 59.1%Trump7,693 | 2.0%incl. Johnson | 13,006 | ||
| R | 42.8%Obama6,035 | 56.4%Romney7,963 | 0.8% | 14,107 | ||
| R | 42.1%Obama5,879 | 57.4%McCain8,004 | 0.5% | 13,955 | ||
| R | 36.5%Kerry4,334 | 63.0%Bush7,483 | 0.6% | 11,883 | ||
| R | 41.3%Gore4,357 | 57.5%Bush6,058 | 1.2%incl. Nader | 10,544 | ||
| R | 43.7%Clinton4,514 | 51.1%Dole5,281 | 5.3%incl. Perot | 10,341 | ||
| R | 41.9%Clinton4,688 | 48.4%Bush5,423 | 9.7%incl. Perot | 11,193 | ||
| R | 38.8%Dukakis3,813 | 60.0%Bush5,897 | 1.1% | 9,821 | ||
| R | 35.6%Mondale3,541 | 62.6%Reagan6,231 | 1.8% | 9,953 | ||
| R | 44.2%Carter4,417 | 52.2%Reagan5,220 | 3.5%incl. Anderson | 9,991 | ||
| D | 54.5%Carter5,387 | 44.1%Ford4,363 | 1.4% | 9,889 | ||
| R | 21.9%McGovern1,624 | 76.7%Nixon5,690 | 1.5% | 7,422 | ||
| O | 18.8%Humphrey1,565 | 7.9%Nixon658 | 73.3%incl. Wallace | 8,341 | ||
| R | 0.0%Johnson0 | 84.5%Goldwater4,373 | 15.5% | 5,176 | ||
| D | 76.9%Kennedy3,421 | 22.6%Nixon1,006 | 0.5% | 4,448 | ||
| D | 68.5%Stevenson2,631 | 26.0%Eisenhower997 | 5.5% | 3,839 | ||
| D | 72.5%Stevenson2,546 | 27.5%Eisenhower965 | 0.1% | 3,514 | ||
| O | 0.0%Truman0 | 4.7%Dewey87 | 95.3%incl. Thurmond | 1,834 | ||
| D | 93.9%Roosevelt2,328 | 3.6%Dewey90 | 2.5% | 2,479 | ||
| D | 95.9%Roosevelt3,049 | 3.8%Willkie121 | 0.3% | 3,178 | ||
| D | 98.2%Roosevelt3,100 | 1.7%Landon55 | 0.1% | 3,157 | ||
| D | 97.9%Roosevelt2,545 | 2.0%Hoover52 | 0.1% | 2,599 | ||
| D | 76.6%Smith1,819 | 23.2%Hoover552 | 0.2% | 2,375 | ||
| D | 97.3%Davis1,832 | 1.6%Coolidge30 | 1.1%incl. La Follette | 1,882 | ||
| D | 88.0%Cox1,586 | 11.3%Harding204 | 0.7% | 1,802 | ||
| D | 96.4%Wilson1,789 | 2.7%Hughes50 | 0.9% | 1,856 | ||
| D | 95.1%Wilson1,293 | 1.0%Taft13 | 3.9%incl. Roosevelt | 1,359 | ||
| D | 96.3%Bryan1,507 | 2.5%Taft39 | 1.2% | 1,565 | ||
| D | 95.7%Parker1,544 | 1.8%Roosevelt29 | 2.5% | 1,614 | ||
| D | 72.3%Bryan1,413 | 25.5%McKinley498 | 2.3% | 1,955 | ||
| D | 63.4%Bryan2,077 | 26.3%McKinley862 | 10.2% | 3,274 | ||
| D | 60.6%Cleveland2,298 | 1.1%Harrison42 | 38.3%incl. Weaver | 3,795 | ||
| D | 74.7%Cleveland2,623 | 25.3%Harrison890 | 0.0% | 3,513 | ||
| D | 75.5%Cleveland2,494 | 23.7%Blaine783 | 0.8% | 3,302 | ||
| D | 75.8%Hancock2,327 | 24.1%Garfield741 | 0.1% | 3,071 | ||
| D | 82.0%Tilden2,111 | 18.0%Hayes464 | 0.0% | 2,575 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Troy, ALMetro area | AlabamaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 55.6% | 64.5% | 61.0% |
| Black | 37.2% | 25.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 1.5% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 1.2% | 2.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.7% | 5.6% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $48,677 | $63,999 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 23.3% | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 31.6 | 39.4 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 22.0% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.6% | 17.7% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 28.0% | 28.5% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.8% | 6.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.9% | 3.9% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | American 13.2% | American 12.8% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 6.5% | English 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 4.2% | Irish 8.0% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 1.0% | 5.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 31.3% | 42.2% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 51.2% | 36.6% | 51.5% |
| Black Protestant | 7.7% | 7.3% | 2.2% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
American
13.2%
English
6.5%
Irish
4.2%
German
3.5%
Scotch-Irish
0.8%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.7%
Italian
0.6%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.8%
Puerto Rican
0.2%
Honduran
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
0.7%
Asian Indian
0.6%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 31.6 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
$48,677
Troy, AL$48,677
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
23.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.4%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Korean0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted51.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Troy sits at the edge of Alabama's historic Black Belt, where African American voters constitute a significant share of the electorate and municipal contests routinely reflect the region's sharp racial composition more than statewide partisan trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 84.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.
A population of 32,987, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,677 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Troy, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Troy, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,234 votes cast, 4,899 went Democratic and 8,224 went Republican.
What is Troy, AL, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Troy, AL, Alabama in the "Black Belt" 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 Troy, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Troy, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Troy, AL, Alabama?
Troy, AL, Alabama has a population of 32,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Troy, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Troy, AL, Alabama is $48,677 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Troy, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Troy, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.