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Mobile, AL
presidential margin
2008R+8.72012R+9.22016R+13.42020R+11.92024R+16.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+16.4
2024
median income$58,880U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age38.5U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate16.2%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.0%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english4.8%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English9.4%
American8.2%
Irish7.5%
African American†34.7%
African0.8%
Mexican1.4%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Cuban0.3%
Vietnamese0.8%
Chinese0.3%
Asian Indian0.2%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant12.0%
Mainline5.9%
Other Christian0.8%
Muslim0.8%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Mobile, AL, Alabama

Akashic
Mobile, ALTrumpR+16.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Mobile, AL, ALA map of the single county of Mobile, AL, AL, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Mobile County, AL · R+16.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.5%100,759
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.1%72,055
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%2,350
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mobile, AL, AL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Mobile County, ALRepublicanR+16.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.1%Harris72,055
57.5%Trump100,759
1.3%Kennedy2,350
−16.4%
175,164
R
43.4%Biden79,474
55.3%Trump101,243
1.3%Jorgensen2,447
−11.9%
183,164
R
42.3%Clinton72,186
55.8%Trump95,116
1.9%Johnson3,291
−13.4%
170,593
R
45.0%Obama78,760
54.3%Romney94,893
0.7%Johnson1,211
−9.2%
174,864
R
45.3%Obama82,181
54.0%McCain98,049
0.7%Nader1,194
−8.7%
181,424
R
40.7%Kerry63,732
58.7%Bush92,014
0.7%Other1,025
−18.0%
156,771
R
42.0%Gore58,640
55.9%Bush78,162
2.1%Browne2,943
−14.0%
139,745
R
42.1%Clinton54,749
51.3%Dole66,775
6.6%Browne8,579
−9.2%
130,103
R
38.2%Clinton54,962
50.7%Bush72,935
11.1%Perot15,891
−12.5%
143,788
R
38.4%Dukakis45,524
60.9%Bush72,203
0.7%Paul870
−22.5%
118,597
R
36.1%Mondale47,252
62.6%Reagan81,923
1.4%Bergland1,784
−26.5%
130,959
R
39.5%Carter46,180
57.7%Reagan67,515
2.8%Anderson3,297
−18.2%
116,992
R
47.5%Carter50,264
50.8%Ford53,835
1.7%Maddox1,777
−3.4%
105,876
R
24.2%McGovern20,694
73.1%Nixon62,639
2.7%Schmitz2,301
−49.0%
85,634
O
20.2%Humphrey18,615
11.4%Nixon10,509
68.3%Wallace62,812
Wallace +48.1
91,936
R
0.0%Johnson0
70.7%Goldwater49,493
29.3%Hass20,488
−70.7%
69,981
D
52.5%Kennedy28,626
45.1%Nixon24,608
2.4%Byrd1,308
+7.4%
54,542
R
43.4%Stevenson17,163
52.2%Eisenhower20,639
4.4%Andrews1,732
−8.8%
39,534
D
50.4%Stevenson14,473
49.3%Eisenhower14,153
0.3%Hallinan89
+1.1%
28,715
O
0.0%Truman0
19.4%Dewey2,685
80.6%Thurmond11,150
Thurmond +61.2
13,835
D
76.0%Roosevelt9,439
23.1%Dewey2,867
0.9%Thomas117
+52.9%
12,423
D
85.1%Roosevelt11,480
14.0%Willkie1,887
0.9%Thomas126
+71.1%
13,493
D
90.8%Roosevelt11,165
8.7%Landon1,072
0.5%Lemke62
+82.1%
12,299
D
84.4%Roosevelt9,658
14.9%Hoover1,710
0.7%Thomas79
+69.4%
11,447
D
54.1%Smith5,965
45.8%Hoover5,058
0.1%Thomas10
+8.2%
11,033
D
64.9%Davis4,125
28.5%Coolidge1,814
6.5%La Follette416
+36.4%
6,355
D
68.4%Cox6,171
29.7%Harding2,681
1.9%Debs171
+38.7%
9,023
D
76.2%Wilson2,968
21.4%Hughes832
2.5%Benson96
+54.8%
3,896
D
80.0%Wilson3,009
3.7%Taft140
16.3%Roosevelt613
+76.3%
3,762
D
75.0%Bryan2,422
14.0%Taft453
10.9%Debs353
+61.0%
3,228
D
89.3%Parker3,283
8.8%Roosevelt325
1.8%Debs67
+80.5%
3,675
D
54.6%Bryan2,939
41.6%McKinley2,243
3.8%Woolley205
+12.9%
5,387
D
53.7%Bryan3,948
37.8%McKinley2,778
8.6%Palmer631
+15.9%
7,357
D
66.3%Cleveland4,680
5.6%Harrison397
28.0%Weaver1,979
+60.7%
7,056
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −16.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1972−16.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+60.7%
1896+15.9%
1900+12.9%
1904+80.5%
1908+61.0%
1912+76.3%
1916+54.8%
1920+38.7%
1924+36.4%
1928+8.2%
1932+69.4%
1936+82.1%
1940+71.1%
1944+52.9%
1948−19.4%
1952+1.1%
1956−8.8%
1960+7.4%
1964−70.7%
1968+8.8%
1972−49.0%
1976−3.4%
1980−18.2%
1984−26.5%
1988−22.5%
1992−12.5%
1996−9.2%
2000−14.0%
2004−18.0%
2008−8.7%
2012−9.2%
2016−13.4%
2020−11.9%
2024−16.4%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Mobile, ALTotal registered voters, 2018–2024. Latest 322,520 in 2024.80.6K161.3K241.9K322.5K322.5K20182024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mobile, AL
YearTotal registered
2018296,298
2020315,446
2022311,434
2024322,520
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Mobile's electorate blends a substantial Black voting-age population with a white working-class majority shaped by shipbuilding and petrochemical industries, producing GOP margins at the top of the ticket that have widened steadily since the 1990s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 70.7 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.4 points.

A population of 412,590, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,880 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA and Jackson, MS.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
95.7twin score
% Black% unaffiliated% Evangelical
Jackson, MS
91.5twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ % Black
Montgomery, AL
87.7twin score
% Blackpopulation scaleAfrican American ancestry≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mobile, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mobile, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,164 votes cast, 72,055 went Democratic and 100,759 went Republican.
When did Mobile, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mobile, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Mobile, AL, Alabama?
Mobile, AL, Alabama has a population of 412,590 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mobile, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Mobile, AL, Alabama is $58,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Mobile, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mobile, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.