† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlabasterAlabamaUnited States
English16.4%12.1%9.5%
Irish9.3%8.0%9.4%
American7.7%12.8%5.3%
German7.3%6.4%12.5%
Italian3.1%1.7%4.8%
Scottish2.7%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.6%1.2%—
French1.5%1.1%1.6%
African American†15.2%24.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican7.3%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.5%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.5%—0.7%
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Venezuelan0.5%——
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Asian Indian0.3%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Alabaster
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.3%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alabaster
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$91,357
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.1%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.1%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alabaster
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.4%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
8.7%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alabaster
Alabama
United States
Catholic
—
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alabaster, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−57.2%
2008
−48.2%
2012
−54.4%
2016
−44.7%
2020
−33.6%
2024
−31.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.3%Harris5,000
65.1%Trump9,766
1.6%
R+31.8
D+1.8
R+30.3
15,011
R
32.3%Biden5,156
65.9%Trump10,526
1.9%
R+33.6
D+11.1
R+38.0
15,983
R
25.0%Clinton3,762
69.7%Trump10,493
5.3%
R+44.7
D+9.7
R+46.8
15,060
R
22.3%Obama2,729
76.6%Romney9,397
1.1%
R+54.4
R+6.2
R+58.2
12,261
R
25.3%Obama3,486
73.6%McCain10,120
1.1%
R+48.2
D+9.0
R+55.5
13,756
R
21.0%Kerry2,494
78.2%Bush9,277
0.7%
R+57.2
—
R+54.8
11,856
Alabaster sits along the I-65 corridor south of Birmingham, drawing residents priced out of the metro core. Its rapid population growth since 2000 has made it a bellwether for Shelby County's shifting suburban electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.8 points.
A population of 33,917, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,357 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pelham and Simpsonville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Alabaster, Alabama voted Republican by 31.8 points (R+31.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,011 votes cast, 5,000 went Democratic and 9,766 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabaster, Alabama?
Alabaster, Alabama has a population of 33,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabaster, Alabama?
Median household income in Alabaster, Alabama is $91,357 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabaster, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabaster, Alabama from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
