Wilcox County, Alabama: Realigner county. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,1722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $40,6402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 27.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 70.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+92 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lowndes County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wilcox CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wilcox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,449 | 1,793 | 5,263 | ||
| D | 4,048 | 1,833 | 5,903 | ||
| D | 4,339 | 1,742 | 6,103 | ||
| D | 4,868 | 1,679 | 6,551 | ||
| D | 4,612 | 1,868 | 6,494 | ||
| D | 3,838 | 1,834 | 5,682 | ||
| D | 3,444 | 1,661 | 5,126 | ||
| D | 3,303 | 1,454 | 4,847 | ||
| D | 3,439 | 1,671 | 5,304 | ||
| D | 3,369 | 1,739 | 5,118 | ||
| D | 3,663 | 2,337 | 6,022 | ||
| D | 4,951 | 2,280 | 7,261 | ||
| D | 3,723 | 1,824 | 5,565 | ||
| D | 3,254 | 2,641 | 5,945 | ||
| O | 1,658 | 237 | 4,435 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,789 | 1,946 | ||
| D | 905 | 513 | 1,425 | ||
| D | 778 | 499 | 1,474 | ||
| D | 988 | 725 | 1,714 | ||
| O | 0 | 14 | 1,176 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 30 | 1,241 | ||
| D | 1,534 | 20 | 1,554 | ||
| D | 1,365 | 11 | 1,377 | ||
| D | 1,358 | 23 | 1,381 | ||
| D | 979 | 266 | 1,246 | ||
| D | 938 | 6 | 959 | ||
| D | 1,099 | 2 | 1,102 | ||
| D | 866 | 1 | 867 | ||
| D | 878 | 7 | 898 | ||
| D | 1,027 | 2 | 1,029 | ||
| D | 912 | 2 | 922 | ||
| D | 2,031 | 30 | 2,084 | ||
| D | 2,956 | 45 | 3,049 | ||
| D | 4,687 | 215 | 5,434 | ||
| D | 4,811 | 607 | 5,418 | ||
| D | 2,429 | 1,541 | 3,970 | ||
| D | 1,860 | 1,264 | 3,124 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 3,599 | 5,089 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.5%
English
4.4%
Irish
3.4%
German
2.5%
Scottish
0.6%
African American
56.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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. 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: 42.3 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
$40,640
Wilcox County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Wilcox County$40,640
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
28.2%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1845.7%
Working age (18–64)24.5%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.2%
speak English only
Spanish0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wilcox County's electorate is roughly 70% Black, a demographic reality that has anchored its consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins for decades despite the surrounding region trending sharply Republican.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wilcox County peaked at 100 points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of ninety-two points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $40,640 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lowndes County and Sumter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wilcox County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wilcox County, Alabama voted Democratic by 31.5 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,263 votes cast, 3,449 went Democratic and 1,793 went Republican.
What is Wilcox County, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Wilcox 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 34 times, Republican 2 times, and other 2 times.
When did Wilcox County, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilcox County, Alabama voted Republican was 1964.
How many people live in Wilcox County, Alabama?
Wilcox County, Alabama has a population of 10,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilcox County, Alabama?
Median household income in Wilcox County, Alabama is $40,640 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Wilcox County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilcox County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.