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Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
presidential margin
2008R+30.62012R+33.32016R+41.02020R+36.22024R+39.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+39.1
2024
median income$72,589U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age39.8U.S. 39.1
poverty rate13.2%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.2%U.S. 35.6%
non-english7.9%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.0%
American13.9%
Irish8.9%
African American†13.0%
African0.4%
Mexican4.9%
Guatemalan1.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Asian Indian0.2%
Chinese0.2%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.5%
Black Protestant3.6%
Latter-day Saints0.9%
Other Christian0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama

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Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)TrumpR+39.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), ALA map of the constituent counties of Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Lawrence County, AL · R+62.3Marshall County, AL · R+71.5Colbert County, AL · R+46.3Lauderdale County, AL · R+51.3Franklin County, AL · R+73.2DeKalb County, AL · R+73.8Lincoln County, TN · R+64.6Limestone County, AL · R+43.7Madison County, AL · R+8.9Morgan County, AL · R+52.4Jackson County, AL · R+71.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.8%352,977
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.7%152,180
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.6%8,083
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (11 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Colbert County, ALRepublicanR+46.3
DeKalb County, ALRepublicanR+73.8
Franklin County, ALRepublicanR+73.2
Jackson County, ALRepublicanR+71.3
Lauderdale County, ALRepublicanR+51.3
Lawrence County, ALRepublicanR+62.3
Limestone County, ALRepublicanR+43.7
Lincoln County, TNRepublicanR+64.6
Madison County, ALRepublicanR+8.9
Marshall County, ALRepublicanR+71.5
Morgan County, ALRepublicanR+52.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.7%Harris152,180
68.8%Trump352,977
1.6%Kennedy8,083
−39.1%
513,240
R
31.0%Biden156,958
67.2%Trump340,615
1.8%Jorgensen9,240
−36.2%
506,813
R
28.0%Clinton121,398
69.0%Trump298,725
2.9%Johnson12,755
−41.0%
432,878
R
32.7%Obama135,850
66.0%Romney274,298
1.3%Johnson5,247
−33.3%
415,395
R
34.0%Obama141,978
64.6%McCain269,707
1.4%Nader5,812
−30.6%
417,497
R
36.7%Kerry140,521
62.5%Bush239,171
0.8%Other3,200
−25.8%
382,892
R
42.1%Gore140,321
55.7%Bush185,736
2.2%Browne7,372
−13.6%
333,429
R
42.3%Clinton126,878
48.7%Dole146,069
8.9%Browne26,733
−6.4%
299,680
R
41.4%Clinton136,968
43.8%Bush144,843
14.8%Perot48,760
−2.4%
330,571
R
40.5%Dukakis100,495
58.4%Bush144,823
1.0%Paul2,548
−17.9%
247,866
R
39.9%Mondale103,651
58.9%Reagan152,946
1.1%Bergland2,936
−19.0%
259,533
D
54.0%Carter127,366
41.6%Reagan97,967
4.4%Anderson10,390
+12.5%
235,723
D
66.6%Carter141,657
31.8%Ford67,711
1.6%Maddox3,317
+34.8%
212,685
R
25.6%McGovern45,875
72.5%Nixon130,114
2.0%Schmitz3,513
−46.9%
179,502
O
11.6%Humphrey21,565
19.0%Nixon35,306
69.3%Wallace128,539
Wallace +50.3
185,410
R
4.3%Johnson4,861
50.7%Goldwater57,664
45.0%Hass51,217
−46.4%
113,742
D
65.6%Kennedy67,484
33.9%Nixon34,913
0.5%Byrd498
+31.7%
102,895
D
69.8%Stevenson64,631
29.4%Eisenhower27,259
0.8%Andrews767
+40.3%
92,657
D
74.0%Stevenson57,625
25.7%Eisenhower20,023
0.3%Hallinan204
+48.3%
77,852
O
7.3%Truman2,969
23.7%Dewey9,613
69.0%Thurmond28,010
Thurmond +45.3
40,592
D
78.7%Roosevelt38,093
21.0%Dewey10,178
0.3%Thomas142
+57.7%
48,413
D
82.3%Roosevelt45,837
17.4%Willkie9,691
0.4%Thomas197
+64.9%
55,725
D
80.1%Roosevelt44,673
19.6%Landon10,910
0.4%Lemke219
+60.5%
55,802
D
79.0%Roosevelt37,743
20.0%Hoover9,537
1.0%Thomas473
+59.1%
47,753
D
51.2%Smith27,218
48.7%Hoover25,887
0.1%Thomas57
+2.5%
53,162
D
64.1%Davis22,483
32.8%Coolidge11,492
3.1%La Follette1,082
+31.4%
35,057
D
60.2%Cox29,144
38.9%Harding18,855
0.9%Debs432
+21.2%
48,431
D
74.6%Wilson19,054
23.1%Hughes5,911
2.3%Benson590
+51.4%
25,555
D
65.4%Wilson15,752
13.7%Taft3,300
20.9%Roosevelt5,036
+51.7%
24,088
D
68.4%Bryan14,605
28.0%Taft5,975
3.6%Debs767
+40.4%
21,347
D
68.9%Parker15,410
26.3%Roosevelt5,882
4.8%Debs1,068
+42.6%
22,360
D
54.9%Bryan19,116
41.6%McKinley14,480
3.5%Woolley1,229
+13.3%
34,825
D
61.7%Bryan24,665
35.3%McKinley14,109
3.0%Palmer1,191
+26.4%
39,965
D
54.8%Cleveland22,633
1.6%Harrison646
43.6%Weaver17,987
+53.3%
41,266
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −39.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−39.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+53.3%
1896+26.4%
1900+13.3%
1904+42.6%
1908+40.4%
1912+51.7%
1916+51.4%
1920+21.2%
1924+31.4%
1928+2.5%
1932+59.1%
1936+60.5%
1940+64.9%
1944+57.7%
1948−16.4%
1952+48.3%
1956+40.3%
1960+31.7%
1964−46.4%
1968−7.4%
1972−46.9%
1976+34.8%
1980+12.5%
1984−19.0%
1988−17.9%
1992−2.4%
1996−6.4%
2000−13.6%
2004−25.8%
2008−30.6%
2012−33.3%
2016−41.0%
2020−36.2%
2024−39.1%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)Total registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 847,655 in 2024.211.9K423.8K635.7K847.7K847.7K20162024
Registered voters

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
YearTotal registered
2016 (partial)20,817
2018719,059
2020788,607
2022799,048
2024847,655
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

The Huntsville-Decatur market straddles the Tennessee Valley, where NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense defense-contractor workforce have produced one of Alabama's most education-intensive and economically distinct voter bases.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.9 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 46.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.1 points.

A population of 1,121,532, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,589 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chattanooga and Knoxville.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Chattanooga
Tennessee
93.6twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ American ancestry
Knoxville
Tennessee
92.5twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical
Tulsa
Oklahoma
89.0twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)

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Frequently asked questions

How did Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 513,240 votes cast, 152,180 went Democratic and 352,977 went Republican.
When did Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama has a population of 1,121,532 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama is $72,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.