† 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
GroupForestdaleAlabamaUnited States
African American†69.2%24.6%9.9%
African2.2%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
American5.0%12.8%5.3%
English4.9%12.1%9.5%
Irish2.6%8.0%9.4%
German2.2%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.0%2.0%1.3%
Italian0.8%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.6%1.2%—
French0.5%1.1%1.6%
Mexican2.3%3.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
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
Forestdale
Alabama
United States
Median age
41.7
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.7%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Forestdale
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$66,569
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Forestdale
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Forestdale
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.
Forestdale, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+37.1%
2008
+48.4%
2012
+57.5%
2016
+60.5%
2020
+66.8%
2024
+70.3%
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
D
84.6%Harris4,110
14.2%Trump692
1.2%
D+70.3
D+3.6
D+71.8
4,860
D
82.9%Biden4,302
16.1%Trump836
1.0%
D+66.8
D+6.3
D+62.3
5,192
D
79.2%Clinton4,047
18.7%Trump957
2.1%
D+60.5
D+3.0
D+58.4
5,109
D
78.4%Obama4,172
20.9%Romney1,111
0.8%
D+57.5
D+9.1
D+53.6
5,324
D
73.8%Obama4,062
25.4%McCain1,399
0.8%
D+48.4
D+11.3
D+41.1
5,506
D
68.5%Kerry3,206
31.5%Bush1,471
0.0%
D+37.1
—
D+39.6
4,677
Forestdale sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.3 points.
A population of 9,742, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,569 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker and Conyers.
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, Forestdale, Alabama voted Democratic by 70.3 points (D+70.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,860 votes cast, 4,110 went Democratic and 692 went Republican.
How many people live in Forestdale, Alabama?
Forestdale, Alabama has a population of 9,742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forestdale, Alabama?
Median household income in Forestdale, Alabama is $66,569 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Forestdale, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Forestdale, Alabama from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
