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1876–2024
State House District 18·Alabama

Alabama 18th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 57 points.

One of Alabama's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+57
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
72,686
2024 ACS

Alabama 18th State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
72,6862024 5-year
Median household income
$57,4222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.1%2024 5-year
Black
10.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+61 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−56.7%
6,57724,25231,158
R
−49.5%
7,94123,85332,149
R
−47.7%
7,32921,21829,144
R
−28.4%
9,60417,34727,271
R
−27.9%
10,27918,39229,128
R
−17.2%
11,95216,94529,067
R
−5.0%
12,19213,50126,214
D
+7.8%
12,20510,27724,741
D
+14.7%
14,51910,46027,606
D
+7.2%
12,25810,60223,157
D
+1.4%
12,32711,99224,787
D
+23.6%
14,9449,09324,808
D
+38.1%
14,6986,48321,541
R
−43.9%
5,21613,74819,437
O
−7.7%
2,1963,73620,059
R
−52.4%
07,72114,742
D
+18.0%
8,7216,04414,881
D
+27.6%
8,2724,67513,041
D
+38.3%
7,6163,39311,022
O
−36.3%
02,8977,987
D
+39.5%
5,0852,2017,297
D
+47.5%
6,3292,2458,600
D
+44.9%
5,4202,0517,510
D
+46.8%
4,9171,7666,733
D
+3.6%
4,1013,8137,992
D
+7.3%
3,0402,6125,859
D
+0.3%
3,4063,3866,900
D
+19.3%
1,8381,2313,147
D
+36.6%
1,5134692,852
D
+15.4%
1,2469002,251
D
+26.4%
1,4248102,322
R
−3.1%
1,8962,0234,149
D
+13.6%
2,2721,7144,111
D
+60.7%
2,666234,357
D
+18.3%
1,6781,1592,842
D
+11.4%
1,5311,2102,806
D
+19.4%
1,5239912,742
D
+43.9%
1,7516822,433

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.2%
English
12.3%
Irish
6.7%
German
4.2%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.0%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.3%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.0%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
6.4%
6.5%
35–44
6.3%
5.7%
25–34
6.1%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
8.5%
5–17
8.5%
3.3%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,422
State House District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 18$57,422
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.3%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.9%
Other Christian
11.6%
Methodist
5.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+71.8, this rural Alabama district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a pattern of demographic consolidation that has made competitive general elections effectively absent here for years.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Alabama 18th State House District, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.

The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 18th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,422, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 18, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 18, Alabama voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,158 votes cast, 6,577 went Democratic and 24,252 went Republican.
What is State House District 18, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 18, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 18, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 18, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 18, Alabama?
State House District 18, Alabama has a population of 72,686 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 18, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 18, Alabama is $57,422 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 18, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 18, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.