Akashic

county

Covington County, AL

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

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

American13.1%12.8%5.3%

English11.1%12.1%9.5%

Irish7.6%8.0%9.4%

German3.4%6.4%12.5%

Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%

French1.1%1.1%1.6%

Scotch-Irish1.0%1.2%—

Italian0.5%1.7%4.8%

African American†11.9%24.6%9.9%

Mexican1.1%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Spaniard0.2%——

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	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Median age	43.3	39.4	39.1
Age 18–24	7.6%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.1%	17.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Median household income	$52,456	$63,999	$84,427
Poverty rate	19.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	17.2%	28.5%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.6%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	3.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Catholic	1.0%	5.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	49.1%	42.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	42.2%	36.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	5.3%	6.5%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 59.0% of 29,072 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic13.5%2,314TrumpRepublican85.9%14,677KennedyIndependent0.3%51

R+72.3

Lead: 12,363
Total: 17,095
vs nation: R+70.8
Turnout: 59.0%

BidenDemocratic15.6%2,721TrumpRepublican83.7%14,586JorgensenLibertarian0.6%97

R+68.1

Lead: 11,865
Total: 17,430
vs nation: R+72.5
Turnout: 60.7%

ClintonDemocratic15.1%2,387TrumpRepublican83.8%13,267JohnsonLibertarian1.2%183

R+68.7

Lead: 10,880
Total: 15,837
vs nation: R+70.8
Turnout: 54.8%

ObamaDemocratic20.5%3,158RomneyRepublican78.8%12,153OtherAll other candidates0.7%112

R+58.3

Lead: 8,995
Total: 15,423
vs nation: R+62.2
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic20.5%3,240McCainRepublican78.8%12,444OtherAll other candidates0.7%103

R+58.3

Lead: 9,204
Total: 15,787
vs nation: R+65.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic23.4%3,423BushRepublican76.0%11,119OtherAll other candidates0.6%85

R+52.6

Lead: 7,696
Total: 14,627
vs nation: R+50.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic32.6%4,440BushRepublican65.8%8,961NaderGreen0.9%123

R+33.2

Lead: 4,521
Total: 13,613
vs nation: R+33.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic38.1%4,543DoleRepublican50.7%6,035PerotReform9.2%1,098

R+12.5

Lead: 1,492
Total: 11,913
vs nation: R+21.0
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+72.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 37,6282024 5-year
Median household income: $52,4562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.3%2024 5-year
Black: 11.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+82.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Pierce County, GA · twin score 97.2

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 59.0%17,165 participants ÷ 29,072 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +21.4 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: -4.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 37.6%–41.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	16,066	29,297	54.8%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	12,076	29,030	41.6%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	17,525	28,887	60.7%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	11,403	29,041	39.3%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	17,165	29,072	59.0%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

25 precincts · 17,092 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Covington County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -ANDALUSIA KIWANIS FAIRANDALUSIA KIWANIS FAIR	994	3,060	38	4,092	24.3%	74.8%	R+50.5
Precinct -OPP SR_ ACTIVITY CTR_OPP SR_ ACTIVITY CTR_	457	2,490	17	2,964	15.4%	84.0%	R+68.6
Precinct -EVANS MEMORIAL CIVIC CTREVANS MEMORIAL CIVIC CTR	137	727	5	869	15.8%	83.7%	R+67.9
Precinct -STRAUGHN HIGH SCH GYMSTRAUGHN HIGH SCH GYM	49	716	2	767	6.4%	93.4%	R+87.0
Precinct -GANTT CITY HALLGANTT CITY HALL	63	669	5	737	8.5%	90.8%	R+82.2
Precinct -SANFORD CITY HALLSANFORD CITY HALL	21	574	3	598	3.5%	96.0%	R+92.5
Precinct -RIVER FALLS CITY HALLRIVER FALLS CITY HALL	131	393	2	526	24.9%	74.7%	R+49.8
Precinct -BABBIE FIREBABBIE FIRE	25	491	2	518	4.8%	94.8%	R+90.0
Precinct -CAROLINA CITY HALLCAROLINA CITY HALL	30	482	1	513	5.8%	94.0%	R+88.1
Precinct -LOCKHART CITY HALLLOCKHART CITY HALL	69	430	3	502	13.7%	85.7%	R+71.9
Precinct -HEATH CITY HALLHEATH CITY HALL	56	435	2	493	11.4%	88.2%	R+76.9
Precinct -HARMONYHARMONY	28	408	0	436	6.4%	93.6%	R+87.2
Precinct -ROSE HILL COMM_ CTR_ROSE HILL COMM_ CTR_	30	399	3	432	6.9%	92.4%	R+85.4
Precinct -BUCK CREEK FIREBUCK CREEK FIRE	18	399	2	419	4.3%	95.2%	R+90.9
Precinct -BEULAH VTG HOUSEBEULAH VTG HOUSE	10	393	2	405	2.5%	97.0%	R+94.6
Precinct -UNION GROVE FIREUNION GROVE FIRE	32	369	2	403	7.9%	91.6%	R+83.6
Precinct -RED LEVEL FIRE DEPT_RED LEVEL FIRE DEPT_	25	327	2	354	7.1%	92.4%	R+85.3
Precinct -BLUE SPRGS HORN HILLBLUE SPRGS HORN HILL	13	313	4	330	3.9%	94.8%	R+90.9
Precinct -RED OAKRED OAK	26	296	1	323	8.0%	91.6%	R+83.6
Precinct -HOPEWELLHOPEWELL	22	279	3	304	7.2%	91.8%	R+84.5
Precinct -LOANGO FIRE DEPT_LOANGO FIRE DEPT_	37	254	0	291	12.7%	87.3%	R+74.6
Precinct -LIBERTYVILLE CITY HALLLIBERTYVILLE CITY HALL	12	244	0	256	4.7%	95.3%	R+90.6
Precinct -WING FIRE DEPT_WING FIRE DEPT_	12	236	0	248	4.8%	95.2%	R+90.3
Precinct -MARVIN ODOMS PLACEMARVIN ODOMS PLACE	14	176	2	192	7.3%	91.7%	R+84.4
Precinct -PLEASANT HOME/CATOE'SPLEASANT HOME/CATOE'S	3	117	0	120	2.5%	97.5%	R+95.0

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	+92.7%
1880	+86.2%
1884	+78.4%
1888	+91.0%
1892	+59.1%
1896	+85.8%
1900	+44.8%
1904	+44.8%
1908	+49.7%
1912	+67.1%
1916	+65.9%
1920	+56.2%
1924	+78.3%
1928	+8.7%
1932	+94.7%
1936	+92.2%
1940	+92.2%
1944	+84.1%
1948	−5.2%
1952	+51.5%
1956	+35.1%
1960	+47.3%
1964	−82.3%
1968	−0.3%
1972	−71.1%
1976	+17.2%
1980	−5.2%
1984	−44.2%
1988	−35.5%
1992	−13.1%
1996	−12.5%
2000	−33.2%
2004	−52.6%
2008	−58.3%
2012	−58.3%
2016	−68.7%
2020	−68.1%
2024	−72.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	13.5%Harris2,314	85.9%Trump14,677	0.3%Kennedy51	R+72.3	R+4.2	R+70.8	17,095
2020	R	15.6%Biden2,721	83.7%Trump14,586	0.6%Jorgensen97	R+68.1	D+0.6	R+72.5	17,430
2016	R	15.1%Clinton2,387	83.8%Trump13,267	1.2%Johnson183	R+68.7	R+10.4	R+70.8	15,837
2012	R	20.5%Obama3,158	78.8%Romney12,153	0.7%	R+58.3	±0.0	R+62.2	15,423
2008	R	20.5%Obama3,240	78.8%McCain12,444	0.7%	R+58.3	R+5.7	R+65.6	15,787
2004	R	23.4%Kerry3,423	76.0%Bush11,119	0.6%	R+52.6	R+19.4	R+50.2	14,627
2000	R	32.6%Gore4,440	65.8%Bush8,961	0.9%Nader123	R+33.2	R+20.7	R+33.7	13,613
1996	R	38.1%Clinton4,543	50.7%Dole6,035	9.2%Perot1,098	R+12.5	D+0.6	R+21.0	11,913
1992	R	35.8%Clinton5,004	49.0%Bush6,840	13.5%Perot1,880	R+13.1	D+22.3	R+18.7	13,962
1988	R	31.8%Dukakis3,845	67.3%Bush8,130	0.8%	R+35.5	D+8.7	R+27.8	12,073
1984	R	27.5%Mondale3,812	71.6%Reagan9,944	0.9%	R+44.2	R+39.0	R+25.9	13,883
1980	R	46.3%Carter6,305	51.5%Reagan7,014	2.1%	R+5.2	R+22.4	D+4.5	13,608
1976	D	57.9%Carter7,081	40.7%Ford4,977	1.4%	D+17.2	D+88.3	D+15.1	12,224
1972	R	14.2%McGovern1,547	85.3%Nixon9,278	0.5%	R+71.1	R+70.7	R+47.9	10,881
1968	O	6.0%Humphrey791	6.3%Nixon831	87.6%	Wallace +81.3	D+82.0	D+0.4	13,128
1964	R	0.0%Johnson0	82.3%Goldwater7,554	17.7%	R+82.3	R+129.6	R+104.9	9,175
1960	D	73.4%Kennedy5,744	26.2%Nixon2,047	0.4%	D+47.3	D+12.1	D+47.1	7,824
1956	D	65.2%Stevenson4,887	30.1%Eisenhower2,257	4.6%	D+35.1	R+16.4	D+50.5	7,490
1952	D	75.6%Stevenson4,956	24.1%Eisenhower1,581	0.3%	D+51.5	D+56.7	D+62.2	6,558
1948	O	0.0%Truman0	5.2%Dewey154	94.8%	Thurmond +89.5	R+89.3	R+9.7	2,936
1944	D	92.0%Roosevelt2,972	7.9%Dewey256	0.1%	D+84.1	R+8.2	D+76.6	3,231
1940	D	96.1%Roosevelt4,635	3.9%Willkie186	0.1%	D+92.2	D+0.1	D+82.3	4,824
1936	D	95.9%Roosevelt4,265	3.8%Landon167	0.3%	D+92.2	R+2.5	D+67.9	4,446
1932	D	97.2%Roosevelt3,855	2.5%Hoover99	0.4%	D+94.7	D+86.0	D+76.9	3,968
1928	D	54.3%Smith2,000	45.6%Hoover1,681	0.1%	D+8.7	R+69.7	D+26.1	3,686
1924	D	85.9%Davis1,776	7.5%Coolidge156	6.4%La Follette132	D+78.3	D+22.2	D+103.5	2,068
1920	D	76.8%Cox2,039	20.6%Harding548	2.5%	D+56.2	R+9.7	D+82.4	2,654
1916	D	79.9%Wilson1,738	14.0%Hughes305	6.0%	D+65.9	R+1.2	D+62.8	2,174
1912	D	73.5%Wilson1,251	6.5%Taft110	20.0%	D+67.1	D+17.4	D+47.5	1,701
1908	D	70.9%Bryan1,054	21.2%Taft315	7.9%	D+49.7	D+4.9	D+59.3	1,487
1904	D	68.0%Parker907	23.2%Roosevelt310	8.8%	D+44.8	R+0.1	D+64.4	1,334
1900	D	66.6%Bryan560	21.8%McKinley183	11.7%	D+44.8	R+41.0	D+52.4	841
1896	D	91.6%Bryan1,097	5.8%McKinley69	2.7%	D+85.8	D+26.7	D+91.9	1,198
1892	D	59.6%Cleveland840	0.5%Harrison7	39.9%	D+59.1	R+31.9	D+57.4	1,410
1888	D	95.5%Cleveland1,058	4.5%Harrison50	0.0%	D+91.0	D+12.6	—	1,108
1884	D	89.1%Cleveland741	10.7%Blaine89	0.2%	D+78.4	R+7.8	—	832
1880	D	92.9%Hancock879	6.8%Garfield64	0.3%	D+86.2	R+6.6	—	946
1876	D	96.4%Tilden820	3.6%Hayes31	0.0%	D+92.7	—	—	851

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 36 Senate · 4 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	13.9%2,335	86.1%14,504	16,839
2018	R	19.7%2,363	80.3%9,617	11,980

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	11.4%1,289	87.5%9,852	11,264
2020Class II	R	18.5%Doug Jones3,214	81.4%Tommy Tuberville14,120	17,353
2016Class III	R	17.7%Ron Crumpton2,740	82.1%Richard Shelby12,690	15,466
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	99.3%Jeff Sessions6,496	6,543
2010Class III	R	19.1%William Barnes2,313	80.7%Richard Shelby9,785	12,118
2008Class II	R	19.3%Vivian D. Figures2,979	80.5%Jeff Sessions12,413	15,411
2004Class III	R	19.2%Wayne Sowell2,734	80.7%Richard Shelby11,500	14,252
2002Class II	R	27.7%Susan Parker3,149	70.6%Jeff Sessions8,011	11,355
1998Class III	R	26.8%Clayton Suddith2,728	73.2%Richard Shelby7,450	10,178
1996Class II	R	40.8%Roger Bedford4,649	56.2%Jeff Sessions6,392	11,381
1992Class III	D	71.8%Richard Shelby7,835	24.8%Richard Sellers2,703	10,906
1990Class II	D	62.7%Howell Heflin7,077	37.3%Bill Cabaniss4,216	11,293
1986Class III	R	47.3%Richard Shelby5,432	52.7%Jeremiah Denton6,044	11,476
1984Class II	D	60.1%Howell Heflin7,543	38.9%Albert Lee Smith Jr.4,880	12,557
1980Class III	R	47.2%James E. Folsom Jr.6,164	50.8%Jeremiah Denton6,636	13,057
1978Class II	D	90.9%Howell Heflin4,829	0.0%None0	5,313
1974Class III	D	97.0%James B. Allen4,509	0.0%None0	4,650
1972Class II	D	63.7%John Sparkman7,302	35.8%Winton M. Blount4,103	11,458
1968Class III	D	74.3%James B. Allen8,825	24.2%Perry Hooper2,871	11,872
1966Class II	D	53.9%John Sparkman5,878	43.8%John Grenier4,771	10,896
1962Class III	R	43.4%Lister Hill2,175	56.6%James D. Martin2,842	5,017
1960Class II	D	83.0%John Sparkman5,958	17.0%Julian Elgin1,218	7,176
1956Class III	D	100.0%Lister Hill5,034	0.0%None0	5,034
1954Class II	D	92.1%John Sparkman4,312	7.9%J. Foy Guin Jr.369	4,681
1950Class III	D	78.4%Lister Hill1,701	0.0%None0	2,169
1948Class II	D	83.2%John Sparkman2,835	16.8%Paul G. Parsons573	3,408
1944Class III	D	82.4%Lister Hill2,785	10.0%John A. Posey337	3,378
1942Class II	D	100.0%John H. Bankhead II826	0.0%None0	826
1936Class II	D	96.2%John H. Bankhead II4,280	3.3%H.E. Berkstresser148	4,447
1932Class III	D	97.9%Hugo L. Black3,875	2.1%J. Theodore Johnson85	3,960
1930Class II	D	68.4%John H. Bankhead II2,471	0.0%None0	3,612
1926Class III	D	100.0%Hugo L. Black1,147	0.0%E.H. Dryer0	1,147
1924Class II	D	94.8%J. Thomas Heflin1,841	5.2%F.H. Lathrop101	1,942
1920Class III	D	80.6%Oscar W. Underwood2,083	17.3%L.H. Reynolds448	2,585
1918Class II	D	100.0%John H. Bankhead830	0.0%None0	830
1914Class III	D	90.8%Oscar W. Underwood1,041	3.5%Alex C. Birch40	1,146

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2017Special · Class II	R	23.3%Doug Jones2,107	75.7%Roy Moore6,835	9,030
1978Special · Class III	D	62.5%Donald W. Stewart4,446	37.5%James D. Martin2,666	7,112
1946Special · Class II	D	100.0%John Sparkman2,060	0.0%None0	2,060
1920Special · Class II	D	84.1%J. Thomas Heflin2,140	13.9%C.P. Lunsford354	2,544

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	10.7%Yolanda Rochelle Flowers1,193	87.0%Kay Ivey9,735	11,190
2018	R	18.0%Walt Maddox2,168	82.0%Kay Ivey9,852	12,020
2014	R	22.4%Parker Griffith1,777	77.5%Robert J. Bentley6,155	7,937
2010	R	35.5%Ron Sparks4,328	64.2%Robert J. Bentley7,832	12,196
2006	R	35.9%Lucy Baxley4,055	63.7%Bob Riley7,196	11,291
2002	R	43.0%Don Siegelman4,931	55.5%Bob Riley6,362	11,459
1998	R	46.2%Don Siegelman5,266	53.8%Fob James6,125	11,391
1994	R	40.3%Jim Folsom Jr.4,124	59.7%Fob James6,097	10,221
1990	R	42.0%Paul Hubbert5,081	58.0%H. Guy Hunt7,010	12,091
1986	R	37.3%Bill Baxley4,421	62.7%H. Guy Hunt7,417	11,838
1982	D	62.2%George Wallace8,356	36.2%Emory Folmar4,869	13,440
1978	D	80.2%Fob James6,395	18.5%H. Guy Hunt1,478	7,972

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Covington County, AL
Year	Total registered
2018	26,829
2020	28,338
2022	27,976
2024	29,306

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+134 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +1,421 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $48,034 in average income, against $65,744 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+49.2 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Covington County, AL itself (R+72.3).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Coffee County, AL77R+57.8
Okaloosa County, FL59R+42.4
Walton County, FL37R+57.8
Butler County, AL27R+22.7
Crenshaw County, AL26R+54.6

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Coffee County, AL81
Okaloosa County, FL52
Crenshaw County, AL30
Pike County, AL24
Walton County, FL24
Geneva County, AL20

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Covington County, AL in Covington County, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+234
2012	−141
2013	+56
2014	+19
2015	−69
2016	−120
2017	−221
2018	+23
2019	+235
2021	+242
2022	+328
2023	+576
2024	+125
2025	+134

Covington's R+72.3 margin in 2024 places it among the most skewed rural counties in the Deep South, where a predominantly white, small-town population has shifted steadily away from competitive two-party contests over the past three decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 82.3 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.3 points.

A population of 37,628, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,456 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pierce County and Geneva County.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Covington County, Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, Covington County, Alabama voted Republican by 72.3 points (R+72.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,095 votes cast, 2,314 went Democratic and 14,677 went Republican.

When did Covington County, Alabama last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Covington County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Covington County, Alabama?

Covington County, Alabama has a population of 37,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Covington County, Alabama?

Median household income in Covington County, Alabama is $52,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of Covington County, Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Covington County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.

Measure

Covington County

Alabama

United States

Median age

43.3

39.4

39.1

Age 18–24

7.6%

9.4%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

22.1%

17.7%

17.2%

Measure

Covington County

Alabama

United States

Median household income

$52,456

$63,999

$84,427

Poverty rate

19.2%

15.6%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

17.2%

28.5%

35.6%

Measure

Covington County

Alabama

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

1.6%

6.1%

22.3%

Spanish

1.2%

3.9%

13.6%

Measure

Covington County

Alabama

United States

Catholic

1.0%

5.0%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

49.1%

42.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

42.2%

36.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.3%

6.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+72.3MIT Election Lab

Population

37,6282024 5-year

Median household income

$52,4562024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

82.3%2024 5-year

Black

11.9%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

2.0%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+94.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+82.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Pierce County, GA · twin score 97.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

16,066

29,297

54.8%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

12,076

29,030

41.6%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

17,525

28,887

60.7%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

11,403

29,041

39.3%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

17,165

29,072

59.0%

A/A

Covington County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -ANDALUSIA KIWANIS FAIRANDALUSIA KIWANIS FAIR

994

3,060

4,092

24.3%

74.8%

R+50.5

Precinct -OPP SR_ ACTIVITY CTR_OPP SR_ ACTIVITY CTR_

457

2,490

2,964

15.4%

84.0%

R+68.6

Precinct -EVANS MEMORIAL CIVIC CTREVANS MEMORIAL CIVIC CTR

137

727

869

15.8%

83.7%

R+67.9

Precinct -STRAUGHN HIGH SCH GYMSTRAUGHN HIGH SCH GYM

716

767

6.4%

93.4%

R+87.0

Precinct -GANTT CITY HALLGANTT CITY HALL

669

737

8.5%

90.8%

R+82.2

Precinct -SANFORD CITY HALLSANFORD CITY HALL

574

598

3.5%

96.0%

R+92.5

Precinct -RIVER FALLS CITY HALLRIVER FALLS CITY HALL

131

393

526

24.9%

74.7%

R+49.8

Precinct -BABBIE FIREBABBIE FIRE

491

518

4.8%

94.8%

R+90.0

Precinct -CAROLINA CITY HALLCAROLINA CITY HALL

482

513

5.8%

94.0%

R+88.1

Precinct -LOCKHART CITY HALLLOCKHART CITY HALL

430

502

13.7%

85.7%

R+71.9

Precinct -HEATH CITY HALLHEATH CITY HALL

435

493

11.4%

88.2%

R+76.9

Precinct -HARMONYHARMONY

408

436

6.4%

93.6%

R+87.2

Precinct -ROSE HILL COMM_ CTR_ROSE HILL COMM_ CTR_

399

432

6.9%

92.4%

R+85.4

Precinct -BUCK CREEK FIREBUCK CREEK FIRE

399

419

4.3%

95.2%

R+90.9

Precinct -BEULAH VTG HOUSEBEULAH VTG HOUSE

393

405

2.5%

97.0%

R+94.6

Precinct -UNION GROVE FIREUNION GROVE FIRE

369

403

7.9%

91.6%

R+83.6

Precinct -RED LEVEL FIRE DEPT_RED LEVEL FIRE DEPT_

327

354

7.1%

92.4%

R+85.3

Precinct -BLUE SPRGS HORN HILLBLUE SPRGS HORN HILL

313

330

3.9%

94.8%

R+90.9

Precinct -RED OAKRED OAK

296

323

8.0%

91.6%

R+83.6

Precinct -HOPEWELLHOPEWELL

279

304

7.2%

91.8%

R+84.5

Precinct -LOANGO FIRE DEPT_LOANGO FIRE DEPT_

254

291

12.7%

87.3%

R+74.6

Precinct -LIBERTYVILLE CITY HALLLIBERTYVILLE CITY HALL

244

256

4.7%

95.3%

R+90.6

Precinct -WING FIRE DEPT_WING FIRE DEPT_

236

248

4.8%

95.2%

R+90.3

Precinct -MARVIN ODOMS PLACEMARVIN ODOMS PLACE

176

192

7.3%

91.7%

R+84.4

Precinct -PLEASANT HOME/CATOE'SPLEASANT HOME/CATOE'S

117

120

2.5%

97.5%

R+95.0

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	+92.7%
1880	+86.2%
1884	+78.4%
1888	+91.0%
1892	+59.1%
1896	+85.8%
1900	+44.8%
1904	+44.8%
1908	+49.7%
1912	+67.1%
1916	+65.9%
1920	+56.2%
1924	+78.3%
1928	+8.7%
1932	+94.7%
1936	+92.2%
1940	+92.2%
1944	+84.1%
1948	−5.2%
1952	+51.5%
1956	+35.1%
1960	+47.3%
1964	−82.3%
1968	−0.3%
1972	−71.1%
1976	+17.2%
1980	−5.2%
1984	−44.2%
1988	−35.5%
1992	−13.1%
1996	−12.5%
2000	−33.2%
2004	−52.6%
2008	−58.3%
2012	−58.3%
2016	−68.7%
2020	−68.1%
2024	−72.3%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

13.5%Harris2,314

85.9%Trump14,677

0.3%Kennedy51

R+72.3

R+4.2

R+70.8

17,095

2020

15.6%Biden2,721

83.7%Trump14,586

0.6%Jorgensen97

R+68.1

D+0.6

R+72.5

17,430

2016

15.1%Clinton2,387

83.8%Trump13,267

1.2%Johnson183

R+68.7

R+10.4

R+70.8

15,837

2012

20.5%Obama3,158

78.8%Romney12,153

0.7%

R+58.3

±0.0

R+62.2

15,423

2008

20.5%Obama3,240

78.8%McCain12,444

0.7%

R+58.3

R+5.7

R+65.6

15,787

2004

23.4%Kerry3,423

76.0%Bush11,119

0.6%

R+52.6

R+19.4

R+50.2

14,627

2000

32.6%Gore4,440

65.8%Bush8,961

0.9%Nader123

R+33.2

R+20.7

R+33.7

13,613

1996

38.1%Clinton4,543

50.7%Dole6,035

9.2%Perot1,098

R+12.5

D+0.6

R+21.0

11,913

1992

35.8%Clinton5,004

49.0%Bush6,840

13.5%Perot1,880

R+13.1

D+22.3

R+18.7

13,962

1988

31.8%Dukakis3,845

67.3%Bush8,130

0.8%

R+35.5

D+8.7

R+27.8

12,073

1984

27.5%Mondale3,812

71.6%Reagan9,944

0.9%

R+44.2

R+39.0

R+25.9

13,883

1980

46.3%Carter6,305

51.5%Reagan7,014

2.1%

R+5.2

R+22.4

D+4.5

13,608

1976

57.9%Carter7,081

40.7%Ford4,977

1.4%

D+17.2

D+88.3

D+15.1

12,224

1972

14.2%McGovern1,547

85.3%Nixon9,278

0.5%

R+71.1

R+70.7

R+47.9

10,881

1968

6.0%Humphrey791

6.3%Nixon831

87.6%

Wallace +81.3

D+82.0

D+0.4

13,128

1964

0.0%Johnson0

82.3%Goldwater7,554

17.7%

R+82.3

R+129.6

R+104.9

9,175

1960

73.4%Kennedy5,744

26.2%Nixon2,047

0.4%

D+47.3

D+12.1

D+47.1

7,824

1956

65.2%Stevenson4,887

30.1%Eisenhower2,257

4.6%

D+35.1

R+16.4

D+50.5

7,490

1952

75.6%Stevenson4,956

24.1%Eisenhower1,581

0.3%

D+51.5

D+56.7

D+62.2

6,558

1948

0.0%Truman0

5.2%Dewey154

94.8%

Thurmond +89.5

R+89.3

R+9.7

2,936

1944

92.0%Roosevelt2,972

7.9%Dewey256

0.1%

D+84.1

R+8.2

D+76.6

3,231

1940

96.1%Roosevelt4,635

3.9%Willkie186

0.1%

D+92.2

D+0.1

D+82.3

4,824

1936

95.9%Roosevelt4,265

3.8%Landon167

0.3%

D+92.2

R+2.5

D+67.9

4,446

1932

97.2%Roosevelt3,855

2.5%Hoover99

0.4%

D+94.7

D+86.0

D+76.9

3,968

1928

54.3%Smith2,000

45.6%Hoover1,681

0.1%

D+8.7

R+69.7

D+26.1

3,686

1924

85.9%Davis1,776

7.5%Coolidge156

6.4%La Follette132

D+78.3

D+22.2

D+103.5

2,068

1920

76.8%Cox2,039

20.6%Harding548

2.5%

D+56.2

R+9.7

D+82.4

2,654

1916

79.9%Wilson1,738

14.0%Hughes305

6.0%

D+65.9

R+1.2

D+62.8

2,174

1912

73.5%Wilson1,251

6.5%Taft110

20.0%

D+67.1

D+17.4

D+47.5

1,701

1908

70.9%Bryan1,054

21.2%Taft315

7.9%

D+49.7

D+4.9

D+59.3

1,487

1904

68.0%Parker907

23.2%Roosevelt310

8.8%

D+44.8

R+0.1

D+64.4

1,334

1900

66.6%Bryan560

21.8%McKinley183

11.7%

D+44.8

R+41.0

D+52.4

841

1896

91.6%Bryan1,097

5.8%McKinley69

2.7%

D+85.8

D+26.7

D+91.9

1,198

1892

59.6%Cleveland840

0.5%Harrison7

39.9%

D+59.1

R+31.9

D+57.4

1,410

1888

95.5%Cleveland1,058

4.5%Harrison50

0.0%

D+91.0

D+12.6

—

1,108

1884

89.1%Cleveland741

10.7%Blaine89

0.2%

D+78.4

R+7.8

—

832

1880

92.9%Hancock879

6.8%Garfield64

0.3%

D+86.2

R+6.6

—

946

1876

96.4%Tilden820

3.6%Hayes31

0.0%

D+92.7

—

851

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

13.9%2,335

86.1%14,504

16,839

2018

19.7%2,363

80.3%9,617

11,980

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

11.4%1,289

87.5%9,852

11,264

2020Class II

18.5%Doug Jones3,214

81.4%Tommy Tuberville14,120

17,353

2016Class III

17.7%Ron Crumpton2,740

82.1%Richard Shelby12,690

15,466

2014Class II

0.0%None0

99.3%Jeff Sessions6,496

6,543

2010Class III

19.1%William Barnes2,313

80.7%Richard Shelby9,785

12,118

2008Class II

19.3%Vivian D. Figures2,979

80.5%Jeff Sessions12,413

15,411

2004Class III

19.2%Wayne Sowell2,734

80.7%Richard Shelby11,500

14,252

2002Class II

27.7%Susan Parker3,149

70.6%Jeff Sessions8,011

11,355

1998Class III

26.8%Clayton Suddith2,728

73.2%Richard Shelby7,450

10,178

1996Class II

40.8%Roger Bedford4,649

56.2%Jeff Sessions6,392

11,381

1992Class III

71.8%Richard Shelby7,835

24.8%Richard Sellers2,703

10,906

1990Class II

62.7%Howell Heflin7,077

37.3%Bill Cabaniss4,216

11,293

1986Class III

47.3%Richard Shelby5,432

52.7%Jeremiah Denton6,044

11,476

1984Class II

60.1%Howell Heflin7,543

38.9%Albert Lee Smith Jr.4,880

12,557

1980Class III

47.2%James E. Folsom Jr.6,164

50.8%Jeremiah Denton6,636

13,057

1978Class II

90.9%Howell Heflin4,829

0.0%None0

5,313

1974Class III

97.0%James B. Allen4,509

0.0%None0

4,650

1972Class II

63.7%John Sparkman7,302

35.8%Winton M. Blount4,103

11,458

1968Class III

74.3%James B. Allen8,825

24.2%Perry Hooper2,871

11,872

1966Class II

53.9%John Sparkman5,878

43.8%John Grenier4,771

10,896

1962Class III

43.4%Lister Hill2,175

56.6%James D. Martin2,842

5,017

1960Class II

83.0%John Sparkman5,958

17.0%Julian Elgin1,218

7,176

1956Class III

100.0%Lister Hill5,034

0.0%None0

5,034

1954Class II

92.1%John Sparkman4,312

7.9%J. Foy Guin Jr.369

4,681

1950Class III

78.4%Lister Hill1,701

0.0%None0

2,169

1948Class II

83.2%John Sparkman2,835

16.8%Paul G. Parsons573

3,408

1944Class III

82.4%Lister Hill2,785

10.0%John A. Posey337

3,378

1942Class II

100.0%John H. Bankhead II826

0.0%None0

826

1936Class II

96.2%John H. Bankhead II4,280

3.3%H.E. Berkstresser148

4,447

1932Class III

97.9%Hugo L. Black3,875

2.1%J. Theodore Johnson85

3,960

1930Class II

68.4%John H. Bankhead II2,471

0.0%None0

3,612

1926Class III

100.0%Hugo L. Black1,147

0.0%E.H. Dryer0

1,147

1924Class II

94.8%J. Thomas Heflin1,841

5.2%F.H. Lathrop101

1,942

1920Class III

80.6%Oscar W. Underwood2,083

17.3%L.H. Reynolds448

2,585

1918Class II

100.0%John H. Bankhead830

0.0%None0

830

1914Class III

90.8%Oscar W. Underwood1,041

3.5%Alex C. Birch40

1,146

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2017Special · Class II

23.3%Doug Jones2,107

75.7%Roy Moore6,835

9,030

1978Special · Class III

62.5%Donald W. Stewart4,446

37.5%James D. Martin2,666

7,112

1946Special · Class II

100.0%John Sparkman2,060

0.0%None0

2,060

1920Special · Class II

84.1%J. Thomas Heflin2,140

13.9%C.P. Lunsford354

2,544

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

10.7%Yolanda Rochelle Flowers1,193

87.0%Kay Ivey9,735

11,190

2018

18.0%Walt Maddox2,168

82.0%Kay Ivey9,852

12,020

2014

22.4%Parker Griffith1,777

77.5%Robert J. Bentley6,155

7,937

2010

35.5%Ron Sparks4,328

64.2%Robert J. Bentley7,832

12,196

2006

35.9%Lucy Baxley4,055

63.7%Bob Riley7,196

11,291

2002

43.0%Don Siegelman4,931

55.5%Bob Riley6,362

11,459

1998

46.2%Don Siegelman5,266

53.8%Fob James6,125

11,391

1994

40.3%Jim Folsom Jr.4,124

59.7%Fob James6,097

10,221

1990

42.0%Paul Hubbert5,081

58.0%H. Guy Hunt7,010

12,091

1986

37.3%Bill Baxley4,421

62.7%H. Guy Hunt7,417

11,838

1982

62.2%George Wallace8,356

36.2%Emory Folmar4,869

13,440

1978

80.2%Fob James6,395

18.5%H. Guy Hunt1,478

7,972

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Covington County, AL
Year	Total registered
2018	26,829
2020	28,338
2022	27,976
2024	29,306

How did Covington County, Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, Covington County, Alabama voted Republican by 72.3 points (R+72.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,095 votes cast, 2,314 went Democratic and 14,677 went Republican.

When did Covington County, Alabama last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Covington County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Covington County, Alabama?

Covington County, Alabama has a population of 37,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Covington County, Alabama?

Median household income in Covington County, Alabama is $52,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of Covington County, Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Covington County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.