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Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)·Alabama

Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+39 in 2024.

Rocket City anchors a market where aerospace employment shapes the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
LatestR+39in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population1,121,5322024 ACS

Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
1,121,5322024 5-year
Median household income
$72,5892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.8%2024 5-year
Black
14.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)
TrumpR+39
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), ALA map of the constituent counties of Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lawrence County, AL · R+62Marshall County, AL · R+72Franklin County, AL · R+73DeKalb County, AL · R+74Lincoln County, TN · R+65Limestone County, AL · R+44Morgan County, AL · R+52Jackson County, AL · R+71Colbert County, AL · R+46Lauderdale County, AL · R+51Madison County, AL · R+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.8%352,977
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.7%152,180
OtherAll other candidates1.6%8,083
D+60
R+60
11 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: −39.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−39.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+27.1%
1880+16.4%
1884+15.7%
1888+19.4%
1892+53.3%
1896+26.4%
1900+13.3%
1904+42.6%
1908+40.4%
1912+51.7%
1916+51.4%
1920+21.2%
1924+31.4%
1928+2.5%
1932+59.1%
1936+60.5%
1940+64.9%
1944+57.7%
1948−16.4%
1952+48.3%
1956+40.3%
1960+31.7%
1964−46.4%
1968−7.4%
1972−46.9%
1976+34.8%
1980+12.5%
1984−19.0%
1988−17.9%
1992−2.4%
1996−6.4%
2000−13.6%
2004−25.8%
2008−30.6%
2012−33.3%
2016−41.0%
2020−36.2%
2024−39.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.1%
152,180352,977513,240
R
−36.2%
156,958340,615506,813
R
−41.0%
121,398298,725432,878
R
−33.3%
135,850274,298415,395
R
−30.6%
141,978269,707417,497
R
−25.8%
140,521239,171382,892
R
−13.6%
140,321185,736333,429
R
−6.4%
126,878146,069299,680
R
−2.4%
136,968144,843330,571
R
−17.9%
100,495144,823247,866
R
−19.0%
103,651152,946259,533
D
+12.5%
127,36697,967235,723
D
+34.8%
141,65767,711212,685
R
−46.9%
45,875130,114179,502
O
−7.4%
21,56535,306185,410
R
−46.4%
4,86157,664113,742
D
+31.7%
67,48434,913102,895
D
+40.3%
64,63127,25992,657
D
+48.3%
57,62520,02377,852
O
−16.4%
2,9699,61340,592
D
+57.7%
38,09310,17848,413
D
+64.9%
45,8379,69155,725
D
+60.5%
44,67310,91055,802
D
+59.1%
37,7439,53747,753
D
+2.5%
27,21825,88753,162
D
+31.4%
22,48311,49235,057
D
+21.2%
29,14418,85548,431
D
+51.4%
19,0545,91125,555
D
+51.7%
15,7523,30024,088
D
+40.4%
14,6055,97521,347
D
+42.6%
15,4105,88222,360
D
+13.3%
19,11614,48034,825
D
+26.4%
24,66514,10939,965
D
+53.3%
22,63364641,266
D
+19.4%
15,27210,27625,727
D
+15.7%
15,04610,82726,826
D
+16.4%
14,77510,21627,749
D
+27.1%
16,8249,64326,467

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.0%
American
13.9%
Irish
8.9%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.1%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
4.8%
65–74
5.4%
6.7%
55–64
6.9%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.5%
25–34
6.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,589
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)$72,589
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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.4%
Other Christian
16.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Methodist
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Huntsville-Decatur market straddles the Tennessee Valley, where NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense defense-contractor workforce have produced one of Alabama's most education-intensive and economically distinct voter bases.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-five points in 1940 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 1,121,532, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,589 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 513,240 votes cast, 152,180 went Democratic and 352,977 went Republican.
What is Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama has a population of 1,121,532 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama is $72,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.