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State House District 28·Alabama

Alabama 28th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Alabama's rural interior

18762024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
22,423
2024 ACS

Alabama 28th State House District, Alabama: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
22,4232024 5-year
Median household income
$54,5632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.0%2024 5-year
Black
14.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+69 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1964MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−55.5%
2,1817,75410,034
R
−50.2%
2,5167,72610,380
R
−50.2%
2,2717,0369,488
R
−38.4%
2,7846,3359,249
R
−38.2%
2,9356,6549,729
R
−27.4%
3,3335,8729,282
R
−9.3%
3,7914,5868,557
D
+3.0%
3,9093,6618,168
D
+7.3%
4,4713,7999,232
R
−0.2%
3,8633,8777,805
R
−0.4%
4,1484,1858,434
D
+12.2%
4,5213,5188,222
D
+41.1%
5,4412,2477,775
R
−47.2%
1,6034,5356,216
O
+0.8%
1,0039466,782
R
−59.1%
02,8044,748
D
+33.4%
3,1261,5504,716
D
+26.0%
2,6911,5654,325
D
+40.5%
2,3921,0083,414
O
−21.1%
03511,666
D
+58.1%
1,2823321,636
D
+69.1%
1,5252761,808
D
+65.0%
1,2482621,518
D
+65.2%
1,1242321,369
R
−12.0%
5406881,236
D
+28.2%
6703621,091
D
+29.2%
1,2877002,009
D
+36.3%
410187614
D
+40.0%
32977630
D
+13.0%
285217524
D
+24.1%
311179547
D
+3.0%
377354775
D
+32.5%
388190609
D
+51.7%
48459822
D
+38.1%
416183611
D
+23.3%
286177468
D
+55.7%
26575341
D
+63.1%
26159320

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.4%
English
11.6%
Irish
8.2%
German
4.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.7%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
48.7%
Other Christian
15.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.9%
Methodist
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 18.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 26 points, District 28 sits firmly in Alabama's deep-red column. Its roughly 49,000 residents reflect the rural demographics that have driven consistent Republican dominance across this part of the state.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Alabama 28th State House District peaked at sixty-nine points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $54,563 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 28, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 28, Alabama voted Republican by 55.5 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,034 votes cast, 2,181 went Democratic and 7,754 went Republican.
What is State House District 28, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 28, Alabama as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 28, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 28, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 28, Alabama?
State House District 28, Alabama has a population of 22,423 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 28, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 28, Alabama is $54,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 28, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 28, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.