combined metro areaFlorence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+18.1
2008R+27.3
2012R+28.9
2016R+46.0
2020R+45.9
2024R+52.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 58.0% of 142,843 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
19,031
62,839
1,024
82,894
142,843
58.0%
2020
22,344
61,300
1,159
84,803
138,325
61.3%
2016
19,461
54,111
1,736
75,308
136,904
55.0%
2012
24,848
45,414
906
71,168
135,459
52.5%
2008
26,501
46,855
1,284
74,640
132,124
56.5%
2004
29,740
43,039
532
73,311
128,789†
56.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupFlorence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, ALAlabamaUnited States
American17.1%12.8%5.3%
English13.9%12.1%9.5%
Irish8.6%8.0%9.4%
German6.5%6.4%12.5%
Scottish2.5%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.6%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.2%—
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
African American†10.0%24.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Mexican4.2%3.2%11.3%
Guatemalan1.3%0.5%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
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
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
41
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$60,416
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.0%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.8%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
2.6%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
50.3%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.1%
36.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
6.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+61.7%
1896
+21.1%
1900
−1.5%
1904
+41.8%
1908
+29.2%
1912
+44.8%
1916
+37.6%
1920
+16.1%
1924
+22.1%
1928
+15.4%
1932
+59.5%
1936
+62.8%
1940
+62.7%
1944
+54.8%
1948
−28.2%
1952
+48.4%
1956
+43.2%
1960
+30.0%
1964
−50.0%
1968
−4.9%
1972
−44.4%
1976
+37.8%
1980
+21.6%
1984
−2.8%
1988
+4.3%
1992
+11.0%
1996
+3.4%
2000
−7.6%
2004
−18.1%
2008
−27.3%
2012
−28.9%
2016
−46.0%
2020
−45.9%
2024
−52.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.0%Harris19,031
75.8%Trump62,839
1.2%
R+52.8
R+6.9
R+51.4
82,894
R
26.3%Biden22,344
72.3%Trump61,300
1.4%
R+45.9
D+0.1
R+50.4
84,803
R
25.8%Clinton19,461
71.9%Trump54,111
2.3%
R+46.0
R+17.1
R+48.1
75,308
R
34.9%Obama24,848
63.8%Romney45,414
1.3%
R+28.9
R+1.6
R+32.8
71,168
R
35.5%Obama26,501
62.8%McCain46,855
1.7%
R+27.3
R+9.1
R+34.5
74,640
R
40.6%Kerry29,740
58.7%Bush43,039
0.7%
R+18.1
R+10.6
R+15.7
73,311
R
45.1%Gore29,211
52.7%Bush34,115
2.2%
R+7.6
R+10.9
R+8.1
64,772
D
47.2%Clinton28,873
43.8%Dole26,812
9.1%
D+3.4
R+7.7
R+5.2
61,236
D
50.1%Clinton34,095
39.1%Bush26,595
10.8%
D+11.0
D+6.7
D+5.5
68,053
D
51.5%Dukakis28,220
47.2%Bush25,863
1.4%
D+4.3
D+7.1
D+12.0
54,825
R
47.8%Mondale28,516
50.6%Reagan30,188
1.7%
R+2.8
R+24.4
D+15.4
59,718
D
58.7%Carter34,065
37.1%Reagan21,534
4.2%
D+21.6
R+16.2
D+31.3
58,019
D
68.0%Carter33,824
30.2%Ford15,042
1.8%
D+37.8
D+82.1
D+35.7
49,748
R
26.4%McGovern11,763
70.8%Nixon31,502
2.7%
R+44.4
R+39.4
R+21.2
44,484
O
11.6%Humphrey5,045
16.5%Nixon7,203
71.9%
Wallace +55.4
D+45.0
R+4.3
43,600
O
0.0%Johnson0
50.0%Goldwater15,270
50.0%
Other +0.0
R+80.0
R+72.6
30,546
D
64.6%Kennedy19,537
34.6%Nixon10,454
0.8%
D+30.0
R+13.2
D+29.9
30,234
D
71.2%Stevenson19,511
28.0%Eisenhower7,676
0.8%
D+43.2
R+5.2
D+58.6
27,398
D
74.1%Stevenson16,478
25.7%Eisenhower5,715
0.2%
D+48.4
D+76.6
D+59.2
22,228
O
0.0%Truman0
28.2%Dewey3,589
71.8%
Thurmond +43.7
R+82.9
R+32.7
12,741
D
77.3%Roosevelt10,096
22.5%Dewey2,939
0.3%
D+54.8
R+7.9
D+47.3
13,068
D
81.1%Roosevelt12,586
18.4%Willkie2,861
0.4%
D+62.7
R+0.1
D+52.8
15,510
D
81.2%Roosevelt11,109
18.4%Landon2,515
0.5%
D+62.8
D+3.3
D+38.5
13,686
D
79.4%Roosevelt9,120
19.9%Hoover2,290
0.7%
D+59.5
D+44.0
D+41.7
11,488
D
57.7%Smith7,638
42.3%Hoover5,596
0.1%
D+15.4
R+6.7
D+32.9
13,244
D
59.2%Davis5,754
37.1%Coolidge3,607
3.7%
D+22.1
D+6.0
D+47.3
9,717
D
57.3%Cox6,607
41.1%Harding4,744
1.6%
D+16.1
R+21.5
D+42.3
11,540
D
67.5%Wilson3,854
29.9%Hughes1,705
2.6%
D+37.6
R+7.2
D+34.5
5,710
D
59.8%Wilson3,181
15.0%Taft800
25.1%
D+44.8
D+15.6
D+25.2
5,316
D
62.7%Bryan2,676
33.6%Taft1,432
3.7%
D+29.2
R+12.6
D+38.7
4,266
D
69.5%Parker2,972
27.8%Roosevelt1,187
2.7%
D+41.8
D+43.2
D+61.4
4,275
R
47.4%Bryan3,736
48.9%McKinley3,852
3.7%
R+1.5
R+22.6
D+6.1
7,882
D
59.3%Bryan5,066
38.2%McKinley3,261
2.5%
D+21.1
R+40.6
D+27.2
8,544
D
62.0%Cleveland5,602
0.3%Harrison23
37.8%
D+61.7
—
D+60.1
9,037
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
20.6%10,404
77.5%39,188
50,582
2020
R
30.7%25,887
69.1%58,247
84,295
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
123,130
2020
131,710
2022
130,331
2024
136,104
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+644 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +8,126 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+3
2012
+37
2013
+44
2014
+458
2015
−489
2016
+171
2017
+438
2018
+205
2019
+583
2021
+1,773
2022
+1,825
2023
+1,443
2024
+991
2025
+644
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.8 points.
A population of 185,818, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,416 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union City-Martin, TN and Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL.
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How did Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 52.8 points (R+52.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 82,894 votes cast, 19,031 went Democratic and 62,839 went Republican.
When did Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama has a population of 185,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama is $60,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
