Alabama — Elections 1876–2024

Alabama: state. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 5,086,7682024 5-year
Median household income: $63,9992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 64.5%2024 5-year
Black: 25.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+74 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69 in 1964MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Alabama

TrumpR+30

—

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	64.6%	1,462,616
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	34.1%	772,412
OtherAll other candidates	1.3%	30,062

D+60

R+60

67 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	+20.0%
1880	+22.9%
1884	+22.0%
1888	+34.3%
1892	+55.5%
1896	+38.4%
1900	+26.0%
1904	+52.7%
1908	+46.4%
1912	+61.7%
1916	+54.1%
1920	+34.8%
1924	+42.7%
1928	+3.0%
1932	+70.6%
1936	+73.6%
1940	+70.9%
1944	+63.1%
1948	−19.0%
1952	+29.5%
1956	+17.1%
1960	+14.3%
1964	−69.5%
1968	+4.7%
1972	−46.9%
1976	+13.1%
1980	−1.3%
1984	−22.4%
1988	−19.3%
1992	−6.8%
1996	−7.0%
2000	−14.9%
2004	−25.6%
2008	−21.6%
2012	−22.2%
2016	−28.1%
2020	−25.5%
2024	−30.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−30.5%	772,412	1,462,616	2,265,090
2020	R	−25.5%	849,624	1,441,170	2,323,282
2016	R	−28.1%	729,547	1,318,255	2,092,269
2012	R	−22.2%	795,396	1,255,925	2,070,353
2008	R	−21.6%	813,479	1,266,546	2,099,819
2004	R	−25.6%	693,933	1,176,394	1,883,449
2000	R	−14.9%	695,602	944,409	1,672,551
1996	R	−7.0%	662,165	769,044	1,534,349
1992	R	−6.8%	690,080	804,283	1,687,337
1988	R	−19.3%	549,506	815,576	1,377,970
1984	R	−22.4%	550,899	873,067	1,440,950
1980	R	−1.3%	636,730	654,192	1,341,929
1976	D	+13.1%	659,170	504,070	1,182,542
1972	R	−46.9%	256,923	728,701	1,006,093
1968	O	+4.7%	196,579	146,923	1,049,909
1964	R	−69.5%	0	479,085	689,816
1960	D	+14.3%	318,303	237,981	562,136
1956	D	+17.1%	280,844	195,694	496,688
1952	D	+29.5%	275,075	149,231	426,120
1948	O	−19.0%	0	40,930	214,980
1944	D	+63.1%	198,918	44,540	244,742
1940	D	+70.9%	250,726	42,184	294,217
1936	D	+73.6%	238,190	35,411	275,637
1932	D	+70.6%	207,472	34,650	244,862
1928	D	+3.0%	127,797	120,275	248,341
1924	D	+42.7%	113,138	42,801	164,541
1920	D	+34.8%	156,064	74,719	233,951
1916	D	+54.1%	99,406	28,662	130,725
1912	D	+61.7%	82,438	9,717	117,954
1908	D	+46.4%	74,391	25,561	105,146
1904	D	+52.7%	79,797	22,472	108,785
1900	D	+26.0%	97,129	55,612	159,640
1896	D	+38.4%	130,298	55,673	194,578
1892	D	+55.5%	138,135	9,184	232,537
1888	D	+34.3%	117,314	57,177	175,125
1884	D	+22.0%	92,913	59,179	153,571
1880	D	+22.9%	91,130	56,360	151,912
1876	D	+20.0%	102,989	68,658	171,649

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	30.9%	66.6%	1,414,238
2020	R	39.7%	60.1%	2,316,445
2016	R	35.9%	64.0%	2,087,444
2014	R	0.0%	97.3%	818,090
2010	R	34.7%	65.2%	1,485,499
2008	R	36.5%	63.4%	2,060,191
2004	R	32.4%	67.5%	1,839,066
2002	R	39.8%	58.6%	1,353,023
1998	R	36.7%	63.2%	1,293,405
1996	R	45.5%	52.5%	1,499,393
1992	D	64.8%	33.1%	1,577,799
1990	D	60.6%	39.4%	1,185,154
1986	D	50.3%	49.7%	1,211,897
1984	D	62.8%	36.4%	1,371,234
1980	R	47.1%	50.2%	1,296,757
1978	D	94.0%	0.0%	582,005

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

12.8%

English

12.1%

Irish

8.0%

German

6.4%

Scottish

2.0%

Italian

1.7%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

4.9%

65–74

5.7%

6.3%

55–64

6.7%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

6.1%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.5%

4.7%

18–24

4.7%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$63,999

Alabama ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

15.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.2%

Working age (18–64)14.1%

Seniors (65+)12.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

30.3%

Other Christian

14.4%

Methodist

6.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alabama sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-four points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 5,086,768, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,999 describe the state.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page

All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.

Alabama. Akashic. https://akashic.app/state/AL/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, Alabama voted Republican by 30.5 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,265,090 votes cast, 772,412 went Democratic and 1,462,616 went Republican.

What is Alabama's political typology?

Akashic places Alabama in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.

When did Alabama last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Alabama?

Alabama has a population of 5,086,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Alabama?

Median household income in Alabama is $63,999 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Madison County, AL	D +10,962
Shelby County, AL	D +9,435
Mobile County, AL	R +8,530

Alabama has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+30 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions