Dale County, Alabama

2024 results by precinct

18 precincts · 19,139 votes cast

Trump · R+52

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−52.2%	4,484	14,476	19,139
2020	R	−46.3%	5,170	14,303	19,738
2016	R	−50.6%	4,413	13,808	18,571
2012	R	−42.2%	5,286	13,108	18,557
2008	R	−44.6%	5,270	13,886	19,320
2004	R	−50.1%	4,484	13,621	18,231
2000	R	−36.0%	4,906	10,593	15,806
1996	R	−24.8%	4,732	8,288	14,330
1992	R	−19.2%	5,098	8,123	15,787
1988	R	−44.9%	3,476	9,266	12,905
1984	R	−51.9%	3,215	10,319	13,692
1980	R	−18.4%	4,936	7,247	12,573
1976	D	+11.7%	6,346	4,996	11,531
1972	R	−67.3%	1,594	8,346	10,038
1968	D	+2.6%	862	607	9,705
1964	R	−83.8%	0	4,970	5,933
1960	D	+22.0%	2,563	1,634	4,218
1956	D	+27.9%	2,318	1,284	3,712
1952	D	+42.4%	2,669	1,073	3,763
1948	R	−14.4%	0	230	1,602
1944	D	+72.3%	2,094	325	2,447
1940	D	+74.2%	2,543	374	2,922
1936	D	+85.1%	2,404	193	2,599
1932	D	+87.3%	2,300	155	2,456
1928	D	+10.4%	1,233	1,000	2,234
1924	D	+56.9%	1,117	297	1,441
1920	D	+28.4%	1,386	768	2,175
1916	D	+35.5%	1,260	597	1,870
1912	D	+59.9%	1,059	99	1,604
1908	D	+43.5%	921	346	1,323
1904	D	+45.7%	997	345	1,426
1900	D	+11.4%	1,141	888	2,228
1896	D	+72.1%	2,155	289	2,588
1892	D	+55.9%	1,460	15	2,585
1888	D	+97.7%	1,266	15	1,281
1884	D	+69.8%	980	145	1,196
1880	D	+62.3%	1,224	284	1,508
1876	D	+61.9%	1,143	269	1,412

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.6%

African American

16.3%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

2.4%

75–84

3.3%

5.3%

65–74

5.6%

6.0%

55–64

6.7%

5.3%

45–54

5.8%

6.0%

35–44

6.4%

6.7%

25–34

6.9%

4.9%

18–24

3.9%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

3.7%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$54,963

Dale County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.

Dale County$54,963

Alabama$63,999

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

26.0%

Other Christian

11.2%

Methodist

7.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.7%

Mainline Protestant

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dale County's military presence around Fort Novosel shapes its demographics and economy, while its presidential margins have exceeded 50 points Republican in recent cycles, placing it among Alabama's most consistent GOP strongholds.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Dale County peaked at ninety-eight points in 1888; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Dale County's median household income of $54,963 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bay County and Jones County.

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For one hundred years, Dale County voted Democratic. Then it stopped.