† 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
GroupUnion SpringsAlabamaUnited States
African American†65.3%24.6%9.9%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Guatemalan8.1%0.5%0.5%
Mexican7.6%3.2%11.3%
Cuban1.1%0.2%0.7%
American12.3%12.8%5.3%
German1.3%6.4%12.5%
English1.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish0.6%8.0%9.4%
Italian0.6%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.4%1.2%—
Scottish0.3%2.0%1.3%
Welsh0.2%——
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
Union Springs
Alabama
United States
Median age
35.9
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Union Springs
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$26,250
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
41.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.7%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Union Springs
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.9%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
15.8%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Union Springs
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.
Union Springs, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+55.1%
2008
+63.6%
2012
+67.7%
2016
+70.3%
2020
+71.9%
2024
+66.3%
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, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
82.7%Harris951
16.3%Trump188
1.0%
D+66.3
R+5.6
D+67.8
1,150
D
85.8%Biden910
13.9%Trump147
0.4%
D+71.9
D+1.7
D+67.5
1,061
D
84.8%Clinton969
14.5%Trump166
0.7%
D+70.3
D+2.5
D+68.2
1,143
D
83.8%Obama1,166
16.0%Romney223
0.2%
D+67.7
D+4.1
D+63.9
1,392
D
81.4%Obama1,187
17.8%McCain259
0.8%
D+63.6
D+8.5
D+56.4
1,458
D
77.6%Kerry954
22.4%Bush276
0.0%
D+55.1
—
D+57.6
1,230
Union Springs anchors one of Alabama's poorest and most heavily African American counties, where turnout patterns and local electoral outcomes diverge sharply from statewide trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.3 points.
A population of 3,248, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $26,250 describe the city.
In 2024, Union Springs, Alabama voted Democratic by 66.3 points (D+66.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,150 votes cast, 951 went Democratic and 188 went Republican.
How many people live in Union Springs, Alabama?
Union Springs, Alabama has a population of 3,248 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union Springs, Alabama?
Median household income in Union Springs, Alabama is $26,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Union Springs, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Union Springs, Alabama from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
