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Semmes·Alabama

Semmes moved 8.1 points toward the Democratic candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AL
Semmes
TrumpR+26.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican62.6%1,437
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.6%839
OtherAll other candidates0.8%19
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: −26.1% in 2024.−26.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−51.8%
2012−47.6%
2016−42.4%
2020−34.2%
2024−26.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.6%Harris839
62.6%Trump1,437
0.8%
−26.1%
2,295
R
32.5%Biden707
66.6%Trump1,451
0.9%incl. Jorgensen
−34.2%
2,178
R
27.7%Clinton533
70.1%Trump1,351
2.2%incl. Johnson
−42.4%
1,927
R
26.2%Obama423
73.8%Romney1,192
0.0%
−47.6%
1,615
R
23.6%Obama393
75.3%McCain1,256
1.1%
−51.8%
1,667

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.
IndicatorSemmesCityAlabamaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White78.4%64.5%61.0%
Black14.3%25.8%12.2%
Asian0.5%1.5%6.0%
Two or more races5.9%5.3%12.6%
Other race0.9%2.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.0%5.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$66,417$63,999$84,427
Poverty rate22.5%15.6%12.5%
Median age44.539.439.1
Age 18–248.8%9.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.5%17.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)26.0%28.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.8%6.1%22.3%
Spanish2.1%3.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 9.4%American 12.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 8.2%English 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 7.5%Irish 8.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic10.7%County context5.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant41.7%County context42.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed27.0%County context36.6%51.5%
Black Protestant12.0%County context7.3%2.2%
Mainline Protestant5.9%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
English
9.4%
American
8.2%
Irish
7.5%
German
6.2%
French
2.5%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
Scotch-Irish
1.0%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.8%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.4%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Vietnamese0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Arabic0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Other languages0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
41.7%
Black Protestant
12.0%
Catholic
10.7%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
Other Christian
0.8%
Muslim
0.8%
Buddhist
0.5%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Jewish
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted27.0%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.1 points.

A population of 5,626, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,417 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Semmes, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Semmes, Alabama voted Republican by 26.1 points (R+26.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,295 votes cast, 839 went Democratic and 1,437 went Republican.
What is Semmes, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Semmes, 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 Semmes, Alabama?
Semmes, Alabama has a population of 5,626 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Semmes, Alabama?
Median household income in Semmes, Alabama is $66,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Semmes, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Semmes, 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.