† 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
GroupFlorenceAlabamaUnited States
English13.3%12.1%9.5%
American11.9%12.8%5.3%
Irish9.1%8.0%9.4%
German7.6%6.4%12.5%
Scottish2.7%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.7%1.2%—
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
African American†15.6%24.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Mexican4.2%3.2%11.3%
Cuban0.5%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
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
Florence
Alabama
United States
Median age
35.1
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
18.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Florence
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$52,174
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Florence
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.2%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Florence
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.
Florence, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−5.6%
2008
−14.6%
2012
−7.3%
2016
−21.0%
2020
−12.1%
2024
−20.7%
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
38.8%Harris6,186
59.5%Trump9,493
1.7%
R+20.7
R+8.6
R+19.3
15,958
R
42.9%Biden7,329
55.0%Trump9,404
2.1%
R+12.1
D+8.8
R+16.6
17,093
R
36.8%Clinton5,712
57.8%Trump8,969
5.5%
R+21.0
R+13.7
R+23.1
15,530
R
45.7%Obama6,250
53.0%Romney7,250
1.4%
R+7.3
D+7.3
R+11.2
13,686
R
41.9%Obama6,994
56.5%McCain9,439
1.7%
R+14.6
R+9.0
R+21.9
16,711
R
46.5%Kerry7,760
52.2%Bush8,702
1.3%
R+5.6
—
R+3.2
16,683
Florence sits at the cultural and economic center of the Shoals area, where a substantial university population at UNA tempers the surrounding region's otherwise strongly Republican lean in federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.7 points.
A population of 41,701, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,174 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owensboro and Columbia.
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, Florence, Alabama voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+20.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,958 votes cast, 6,186 went Democratic and 9,493 went Republican.
How many people live in Florence, Alabama?
Florence, Alabama has a population of 41,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florence, Alabama?
Median household income in Florence, Alabama is $52,174 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Florence, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Florence, Alabama from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
