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Congressional District 4·Alabama

Alabama 4th Congressional District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 62 points.

One of the most Republican-leaning congressional districts in the nation

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
787,553
2024 ACS

Alabama 4th Congressional District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
787,5532024 5-year
Median household income
$58,9952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.1%2024 5-year
Black
9.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
R
ADERHOLT, RobertCongress 119 · Republican

Predecessors: BEVILL, Tom (1995–1997), BEVILL, Tom (1993–1995), BEVILL, Tom (1991–1993), BEVILL, Tom (1989–1991)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county
14 counties · 0 D · 14 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−62.4%
62,859277,124343,359
R
−57.4%
72,259272,269348,698
R
−57.5%
63,880245,056314,840
R
−45.1%
80,536215,736299,864
R
−42.2%
86,696216,694307,883
R
−33.5%
98,435198,556299,230
R
−16.3%
108,543151,857265,968
R
−2.9%
107,470114,573243,406
D
+1.5%
123,499119,305276,107
R
−9.8%
99,582121,480223,523
R
−15.1%
97,496132,714233,034
D
+11.3%
122,00396,623224,532
D
+33.7%
137,68767,684207,794
R
−51.7%
39,913127,725169,963
O
−7.9%
18,55532,813179,519
R
−59.1%
074,268125,699
D
+20.7%
72,50147,541120,590
D
+21.6%
68,00043,678112,765
D
+34.3%
62,30730,42693,066
O
−30.7%
015,95651,975
D
+40.2%
40,72917,28058,314
D
+50.3%
52,00617,11069,427
D
+48.8%
47,71716,30564,351
D
+50.5%
40,19013,05253,754
R
−4.6%
27,81130,52058,446
D
+18.4%
24,97117,01043,369
D
+5.4%
35,38031,75267,809
D
+25.5%
18,77311,01930,458
D
+37.5%
14,6954,48927,252
D
+14.5%
13,4449,92024,257
D
+23.1%
14,8659,02325,304
D
+4.8%
15,50814,03430,829
D
+21.9%
17,90311,28430,187
D
+54.1%
19,09281533,780
D
+27.7%
14,6798,26423,118
D
+25.5%
11,5856,80818,698
D
+33.1%
11,0535,30217,394
D
+37.8%
12,7925,77518,567
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R30.9%66.6%1,414,238
2020R39.7%60.1%2,316,445
2016R35.9%64.0%2,087,444
2014R0.0%97.3%818,090
2010R34.7%65.2%1,485,499
2008R36.5%63.4%2,060,191
2004R32.4%67.5%1,839,066
2002R39.8%58.6%1,353,023
1998R36.7%63.2%1,293,405
1996R45.5%52.5%1,499,393
1992D64.8%33.1%1,577,799
1990D60.6%39.4%1,185,154
1986D50.3%49.7%1,211,897
1984D62.8%36.4%1,371,234
1980R47.1%50.2%1,296,757
1978D94.0%0.0%582,005

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
17.1%
English
12.9%
Irish
9.0%
German
6.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.6%
French
0.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
3.3%
5.1%
65–74
5.9%
6.4%
55–64
6.7%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
6.1%
25–34
6.2%
4.8%
18–24
4.8%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
3.1%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,995
Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 4$58,995
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.2%
Other Christian
13.3%
Methodist
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alabama's 4th district, anchored in the rural hill country of the state's northwest, posted an R+67.5 margin in 2024 — a figure that places it among the most one-sided federal districts in the country.

The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Alabama 4th Congressional District, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-two points.

The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 4th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,995, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 4, Alabama voted Republican by 62.4 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 343,359 votes cast, 62,859 went Democratic and 277,124 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 4, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Alabama voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Congressional District 4, Alabama?
Congressional District 4, Alabama has a population of 787,553 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Alabama?
Median household income in Congressional District 4, Alabama is $58,995 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.