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Foley·Alabama

Foley moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AL
Foley
TrumpR+54.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican76.9%7,510
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.9%2,143
OtherAll other candidates1.2%115
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −54.9% in 2024.−54.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−42.6%
2012−50.0%
2016−53.4%
2020−49.3%
2024−54.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
21.9%Harris2,143
76.9%Trump7,510
1.2%
−54.9%
9,768
R
24.8%Biden1,889
74.1%Trump5,646
1.1%incl. Jorgensen
−49.3%
7,622
R
21.6%Clinton1,441
75.0%Trump5,010
3.4%incl. Johnson
−53.4%
6,678
R
25.0%Obama1,540
75.0%Romney4,622
0.0%
−50.0%
6,162
R
28.1%Obama1,524
70.7%McCain3,830
1.1%
−42.6%
5,414

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorFoleyCityAlabamaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White78.0%64.5%61.0%
Black6.3%25.8%12.2%
Asian2.9%1.5%6.0%
Two or more races6.9%5.3%12.6%
Other race6.0%2.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%5.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$66,336$63,999$84,427
Poverty rate11.0%15.6%12.5%
Median age52.739.439.1
Age 18–247.0%9.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.8%17.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)33.7%28.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.9%6.1%22.3%
Spanish3.5%3.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryAmerican 18.5%American 12.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.6%English 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.4%Irish 8.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic13.6%County context5.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant29.0%County context42.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed46.3%County context36.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.1%County context6.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
American
18.5%
English
15.6%
Irish
10.4%
German
10.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.3%
Scottish
2.1%
Scotch-Irish
1.8%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.9%
Puerto Rican
0.5%
Spaniard
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Honduran
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
0.3%
Filipino
0.2%
Asian Indian
0.1%
Vietnamese
0.1%
Korean
0.1%
Japanese
0.1%
Indonesian
0.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
29.0%
Catholic
13.6%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
Black Protestant
1.3%
Other Christian
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted46.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.9 points.

A population of 24,026, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,336 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Foley, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Foley, Alabama voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+54.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,768 votes cast, 2,143 went Democratic and 7,510 went Republican.
What is Foley, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Foley, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Foley, Alabama?
Foley, Alabama has a population of 24,026 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Foley, Alabama?
Median household income in Foley, Alabama is $66,336 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Foley, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Foley, Alabama from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.