Limestone County, Alabama: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 111,2332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,6292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hancock County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Limestone CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Limestone County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,581 | 37,887 | 53,332 | ||
| R | 13,672 | 34,640 | 49,235 | ||
| R | 9,468 | 29,067 | 39,590 | ||
| R | 9,829 | 25,295 | 35,459 | ||
| R | 9,536 | 23,598 | 33,551 | ||
| R | 9,126 | 19,702 | 29,073 | ||
| R | 8,992 | 14,204 | 23,634 | ||
| R | 8,045 | 10,862 | 20,682 | ||
| R | 8,087 | 9,862 | 21,597 | ||
| R | 5,455 | 9,086 | 14,760 | ||
| R | 5,410 | 8,423 | 14,010 | ||
| D | 8,180 | 4,574 | 13,384 | ||
| D | 8,803 | 2,997 | 12,000 | ||
| R | 2,079 | 6,188 | 8,452 | ||
| O | 889 | 870 | 10,375 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,377 | 5,404 | ||
| D | 4,147 | 991 | 5,146 | ||
| D | 4,145 | 589 | 4,750 | ||
| D | 3,844 | 549 | 4,406 | ||
| O | 0 | 112 | 1,982 | ||
| D | 2,605 | 129 | 2,744 | ||
| D | 2,941 | 95 | 3,045 | ||
| D | 2,861 | 108 | 2,990 | ||
| D | 2,667 | 107 | 2,780 | ||
| D | 1,689 | 407 | 2,096 | ||
| D | 1,415 | 136 | 1,620 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 285 | 2,114 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 92 | 1,574 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 90 | 1,219 | ||
| D | 1,188 | 238 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 1,053 | 187 | 1,257 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 1,157 | 2,283 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 1,520 | 3,382 | ||
| O | 1,447 | 18 | 3,334 | ||
| D | 1,489 | 1,183 | 2,693 | ||
| R | 1,430 | 1,450 | 2,926 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 1,623 | 3,279 | ||
| D | 1,684 | 1,343 | 3,027 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
American
11.4%
Irish
11.1%
German
8.1%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.5%
African American
10.2%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,629
Limestone County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Limestone County$83,629
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Limestone County sits in the Tennessee Valley corridor north of Huntsville, where suburban expansion from the broader metro area has added tens of thousands of residents over the past decade without meaningfully shifting its lopsided Republican presidential margins.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Limestone County peaked at ninety-three points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $83,629 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hancock County and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Limestone County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Limestone County, Alabama voted Republican by 43.7 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,332 votes cast, 14,581 went Democratic and 37,887 went Republican.
What is Limestone County, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Limestone County, Alabama as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 4 times.
When did Limestone County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Limestone County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Limestone County, Alabama?
Limestone County, Alabama has a population of 111,233 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Limestone County, Alabama?
Median household income in Limestone County, Alabama is $83,629 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Limestone County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Limestone County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.