Alabama 50th State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,4332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,4632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 50, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,875 | 13,359 | 16,378 | ||
| R | 2,914 | 13,609 | 16,722 | ||
| R | 2,103 | 11,910 | 14,270 | ||
| R | 2,183 | 10,924 | 13,226 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 10,404 | 12,827 | ||
| R | 2,053 | 8,843 | 10,973 | ||
| R | 2,440 | 6,441 | 9,065 | ||
| R | 2,328 | 4,802 | 7,710 | ||
| R | 2,452 | 4,684 | 8,137 | ||
| R | 1,631 | 3,990 | 5,643 | ||
| R | 1,505 | 3,916 | 5,514 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 2,923 | 5,138 | ||
| D | 2,127 | 1,835 | 4,090 | ||
| R | 579 | 2,616 | 3,277 | ||
| O | 327 | 615 | 3,649 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,811 | 2,559 | ||
| D | 1,144 | 974 | 2,122 | ||
| R | 911 | 919 | 1,872 | ||
| D | 875 | 598 | 1,476 | ||
| O | 0 | 400 | 1,121 | ||
| D | 684 | 420 | 1,110 | ||
| D | 926 | 579 | 1,514 | ||
| D | 892 | 292 | 1,197 | ||
| D | 890 | 325 | 1,228 | ||
| R | 494 | 971 | 1,466 | ||
| R | 482 | 539 | 1,064 | ||
| R | 728 | 964 | 1,751 | ||
| D | 371 | 320 | 715 | ||
| D | 296 | 98 | 681 | ||
| D | 309 | 294 | 675 | ||
| D | 342 | 223 | 730 | ||
| R | 299 | 441 | 920 | ||
| D | 604 | 227 | 858 | ||
| O | 406 | 29 | 990 | ||
| D | 560 | 241 | 809 | ||
| D | 339 | 249 | 592 | ||
| D | 354 | 187 | 541 | ||
| D | 427 | 164 | 590 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.5%
Irish
10.7%
American
10.7%
German
7.0%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.8%
French
0.9%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,463
State House District 50 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 50$77,463
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points, this district sits at the far end of Alabama's partisan distribution, reflecting the deeply conservative rural or exurban communities that anchor its voter base.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Alabama 50th State House District, by a nineteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1964. The 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 50th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,463, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State House District 50, Alabama. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/01050/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 50, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 50, Alabama voted Republican by 64.0 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,378 votes cast, 2,875 went Democratic and 13,359 went Republican.
What is State House District 50, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 50, 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 16 times, Republican 19 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 50, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 50, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 50, Alabama?
State House District 50, Alabama has a population of 35,433 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 50, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 50, Alabama is $77,463 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 50, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 50, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.