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State House District 42·Alabama

Alabama 42nd State House District has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

One of Alabama's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,345
2024 ACS

Alabama 42nd State House District, Alabama: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+77 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+64MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,3452024 5-year
Median household income
$67,6542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.9%2024 5-year
Black
12.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1964MIT 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
−63.7%
4,56121,00925,803
R
−60.1%
4,91320,07825,251
R
−61.5%
4,31418,70123,377
R
−55.9%
4,87117,44822,492
R
−54.8%
5,03917,48022,695
R
−53.6%
4,74415,83220,690
R
−36.5%
5,71312,44318,431
R
−20.8%
6,2229,80217,188
R
−22.8%
5,8029,76417,404
R
−38.3%
4,46510,07214,621
R
−44.5%
3,5899,76213,865
R
−17.0%
5,4367,71613,429
D
+6.5%
6,2885,51611,956
R
−64.5%
1,6708,1019,967
O
−6.4%
9551,60210,182
R
−77.4%
05,4937,100
R
−23.1%
1,9853,1835,195
R
−19.5%
2,0213,0445,247
R
−1.1%
2,4572,5104,983
O
−40.6%
01,4423,551
D
+25.3%
2,1271,2673,402
D
+23.5%
2,9181,8054,735
D
+34.2%
2,7261,3324,079
D
+13.8%
1,8651,4053,323
R
−33.7%
1,5053,0354,544
R
−19.0%
9821,4622,524
R
−29.5%
1,1232,0853,259
R
−10.1%
1,0091,2422,304
O
+36.8%
9641372,246
R
−2.8%
7748211,662
D
+15.9%
8705981,712
R
−10.0%
7028601,575
D
+55.5%
1,3793601,836
O
+34.8%
8461312,057
D
+39.3%
1,2395401,779
D
+32.4%
1,0135171,531
D
+39.3%
9193991,322
D
+19.6%
8815921,473

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.8%
American
11.0%
Irish
7.5%
German
6.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.3%
2.5%
75–84
2.8%
4.4%
65–74
5.4%
6.6%
55–64
6.6%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.4%
35–44
6.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
8.5%
5–17
9.3%
3.3%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,654
State House District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 42$67,654
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
42.2%
Other Christian
11.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.6%
Methodist
4.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+71.5, this rural Alabama district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep partisan alignment common to sparsely populated areas of the Black Belt's outer edges.

The Republican margin in Alabama 42nd State House District reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,654, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,345 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 42, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 42, Alabama voted Republican by 63.7 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,803 votes cast, 4,561 went Democratic and 21,009 went Republican.
What is State House District 42, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 42, Alabama as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 4 times.
When did State House District 42, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 42, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 42, Alabama?
State House District 42, Alabama has a population of 58,345 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 42, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 42, Alabama is $67,654 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 42, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 42, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.