Ashland, AL
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+33.9 |
| 2012 | R+57.0 |
| 2016 | R+53.4 |
| 2020 | R+54.7 |
| 2024 | R+65.5 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,797 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+65.5 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $42,308 |
| County | Clay County |
| State | AL |
Place narrative
Ashland serves as the administrative center of one of Alabama's least-populous counties, where a small, stable electorate has historically produced lopsided margins in statewide races.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −65.5% | 146 | 716 | 8 | 870 |
| 2020 | R | −54.7% | 196 | 680 | 9 | 885 |
| 2016 | R | −53.4% | 199 | 681 | 22 | 902 |
| 2012 | R | −57.0% | 94 | 351 | 6 | 451 |
| 2008 | R | −33.9% | 297 | 610 | 16 | 923 |
| 2004† | R | −26.6% | 325 | 561 | 0 | 886 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 71.1% |
| Black | 20.3% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.7% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $42,308 |
| Poverty rate | 25.0% |
| Median age | 44.8 |
| Age 18–29 | 7.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 16.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.4% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Clay County county page and the AL state page.