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1876–2024
Randolph County, Alabama
Randolph County·Alabama

Randolph County changed its political identity.

One of Alabama's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Randolph County, Alabama · Rivers A. Langley; SaveRivers · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+65
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
22,510
2024 ACS
Most similar
Henry County
AL · similarity 1.00
20 precincts · 11,091 votes cast
Trump · R+65
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.8%
1,9209,10211,091
2020R
−58.7%
2,2038,55910,837
2016R
−53.5%
2,2917,70510,120
2012R
−39.9%
3,0787,22410,398
2008R
−39.6%
3,0647,17510,384
2004R
−36.8%
2,8176,1279,001
2000R
−19.9%
3,0944,6667,919
1996R
−4.0%
3,0233,3046,969
1992R
−6.1%
3,3183,8138,152
1988R
−29.9%
2,4624,6257,224
1984R
−33.3%
2,4394,9407,515
1980D
+1.4%
3,3783,2797,094
1976D
+20.7%
3,5392,2866,044
1972R
−52.6%
1,3304,4275,892
1968R
−2.5%
6668396,804
1964R
−62.7%
03,1274,991
1960D
+30.1%
3,1751,6974,905
1956D
+32.9%
3,1511,5844,761
1952D
+47.7%
2,9641,0474,018
1948R
−27.1%
04691,730
1944D
+43.1%
1,7857022,512
1940D
+56.2%
2,4076703,089
1936D
+55.2%
2,7667933,574
1932D
+48.6%
2,2277673,006
1928R
−18.2%
1,2571,8153,074
1924D
+31.9%
1,3076692,001
1920D
+9.8%
1,3571,1132,479
1916D
+33.9%
1,3246521,985
1912D
+50.2%
1,1772681,811
1908D
+33.5%
7993951,207
1904D
+36.1%
1,5186952,280
1900D
+4.5%
1,5101,3772,933
1896D
+27.6%
1,4428022,321
1892D
+41.7%
1,1961262,567
1888D
+16.4%
1,0237331,766
1884D
+6.5%
9498331,791
1880D
+26.3%
8324861,318
1876D
+15.4%
1,1798652,044
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
12.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
26.3%
Other Christian
11.8%
Methodist
7.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Randolph County, tucked against the Georgia border in east-central Alabama, recorded an R+64.8 margin in 2024, reflecting a rural, predominantly white electorate that has swung sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Randolph County peaked at fifty-six 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 thirty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Randolph County's median household income of $52,338 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henry County and Rhea County.