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Southside·Alabama

Southside delivered R+74.9 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AL
Southside
TrumpR+74.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Southside, ALThe boundary of Southside, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+74.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Southside · R+74.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican86.9%4,654
Kamala HarrisDemocratic12.0%645
OtherAll other candidates1.0%56
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
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: −74.9% in 2024.−74.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−67.4%
2012−70.7%
2016−73.4%
2020−73.8%
2024−74.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
12.0%Harris645
86.9%Trump4,654
1.0%
−74.9%
5,355
R
12.5%Biden666
86.3%Trump4,589
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
−73.8%
5,318
R
11.5%Clinton546
84.9%Trump4,042
3.7%incl. Johnson
−73.4%
4,762
R
14.7%Obama681
85.3%Romney3,967
0.0%
−70.7%
4,648
R
15.6%Obama676
83.0%McCain3,598
1.4%
−67.4%
4,334

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.
IndicatorSouthsideCityAlabamaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White88.2%64.5%61.0%
Black5.8%25.8%12.2%
Asian1.1%1.5%6.0%
Two or more races2.8%5.3%12.6%
Other race2.1%2.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%5.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$76,487$63,999$84,427
Poverty rate4.4%15.6%12.5%
Median age41.839.439.1
Age 18–247.9%9.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.7%17.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)18.2%28.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.3%6.1%22.3%
Spanish3.3%3.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryAmerican 13.3%American 12.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.7%English 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 8.3%Irish 8.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic4.8%County context5.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant64.2%County context42.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed19.1%County context36.6%51.5%
Black Protestant5.4%County context7.3%2.2%

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
13.3%
English
11.7%
Irish
8.3%
German
4.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
Scotch-Irish
0.8%
French
0.7%
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
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.7%
Guatemalan
1.1%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Honduran
0.2%
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
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
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
64.2%
Black Protestant
5.4%
Catholic
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Latter-day Saints
1.2%
Other Christian
0.7%
Muslim
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted19.1%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.9 points.

A population of 9,483, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,487 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Southside, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Southside, Alabama voted Republican by 74.9 points (R+74.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,355 votes cast, 645 went Democratic and 4,654 went Republican.
What is Southside, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Southside, 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 Southside, Alabama?
Southside, Alabama has a population of 9,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Southside, Alabama?
Median household income in Southside, Alabama is $76,487 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Southside, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Southside, 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.