Jefferson County, Alabama
Latest: 2024
Leans Democratic — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 47.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 5.5% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 42.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.5% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(3) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.4% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 46.0% | 57.5% |
| Black Protestant | 15.1% | 18.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.9% | 11.2% |
| Catholic | 6.0% | 7.5% |
| Other | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Non-religious | 20.1% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+10.4 |
| 2020 | Biden+13.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton+7.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+6.0 |
| 2008 | Obama+5.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+9.0 |
| 2000 | Bush+3.1 |
| 1996 | Dole+4.1 |
| 1992 | Bush+8.0 |
Jefferson, Alabama is a county that has a population of 667,755. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+10.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.3% | 43.9% | D+10.4 | R+2.8 |
| 2020 | 55.8% | 42.6% | D+13.2 | D+5.7 |
| 2016 | 52.6% | 45.2% | D+7.4 | D+1.4 |
| 2012 | 52.5% | 46.5% | D+6.0 | D+0.9 |
| 2008 | 52.2% | 47.1% | D+5.1 | D+14.1 |
| 2004 | 45.2% | 54.2% | R+9.0 | R+5.9 |
| 2000 | 47.4% | 50.6% | R+3.1 | D+1.0 |
| 1996 | 46.1% | 50.2% | R+4.1 | D+3.9 |
| 1992 | 42.1% | 50.1% | R+8.0 | D+7.9 |
| 1988 | 41.8% | 57.7% | R+15.9 | D+3.1 |
| 1984 | 40.3% | 59.4% | R+19.1 | R+11.5 |
| 1980 | 43.6% | 51.1% | R+7.5 | R+1.0 |
| 1976 | 45.8% | 52.3% | R+6.5 | D+32.7 |
| 1972 | 28.9% | 68.0% | R+39.2 | R+71.2 |
| 1968 | 51.9% | 19.8% | D+32.0 | D+77.2 |
| 1964 | 27.4% | 72.6% | R+45.1 | R+31.0 |
| 1960 | 42.2% | 56.4% | R+14.2 | R+8.0 |
| 1956 | 43.9% | 50.1% | R+6.2 | R+14.5 |
| 1952 | 53.9% | 45.6% | D+8.3 | R+25.3 |
| 1948 | 44.3% | 10.7% | D+33.6 | — |
What defines Jefferson?
Jefferson has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (5D, 1R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a racially mixed, moderately educated electorate — the urban swing demographic that decides close elections.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2024, Republicans in 2004
- Turnout decreased by 5.5 percentage points since the previous presidential election
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