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Alabama 68th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+9.52012D+4.92016D+7.22020D+6.12024D+0.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+0.4
2024
median income$40,710U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age44.2U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate23.7%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)14.4%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english1.5%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†52.1%
African0.8%
American7.1%
English5.8%
Irish3.8%
Mexican0.7%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Monroe County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Alabama 68th State House District

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Alabama 68th State House DistrictHarrisD+0.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Alabama 68th State House DistrictThe boundary of Alabama 68th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+0.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Alabama 68th State House District · D+0.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.9%12,426
Donald TrumpRepublican49.5%12,331
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.6%144
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Alabama 68th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clarke County, ALRepublicanR+17.0
Conecuh County, ALRepublicanR+13.9
Marengo County, ALRepublicanR+3.8
Monroe County, ALRepublicanR+23.1
Perry County, ALDemocraticD+42.7
Wilcox County, ALDemocraticD+31.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.9%Harris12,426
49.5%Trump12,331
0.6%Kennedy144
+0.4%
24,901
D
52.8%Biden14,593
46.7%Trump12,906
0.5%Jorgensen145
+6.1%
27,644
D
53.1%Clinton14,528
45.9%Trump12,565
1.1%Johnson291
+7.2%
27,384
D
52.4%Obama14,955
47.6%Romney13,566
0.0%
+4.9%
28,521
D
54.2%Obama16,104
44.7%McCain13,270
1.1%Nader321
+9.5%
29,695
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.4% in 2024.+0.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+9.5%
2012+4.9%
2016+7.2%
2020+6.1%
2024+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DThomas JacksonState House · 68

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Alabama House District 68 ranked among the state's closest legislative territories in 2024, with the presidential vote splitting almost exactly in half — a rare competitive pocket in an otherwise deeply red state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.

A population of 49,233, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,710 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 91 and State House District 96.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 91
Mississippi
96.7twin score
% Black% Evangelicalcollege share
State House District 96
Mississippi
93.8twin score
% Blackcollege sharemedian income
State House District 45
Mississippi
92.9twin score
% Black% Evangelical% Catholic

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Alabama 68th State House District

counties it covers6
Clarke CountyConecuh CountyMarengo CountyMonroe CountyPerry CountyWilcox County

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 68th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 68th State House District voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,901 votes cast, 12,426 went Democratic and 12,331 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 68th State House District?
Alabama 68th State House District has a population of 49,233 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 68th State House District?
Median household income in Alabama 68th State House District is $40,710 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 68th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Alabama 68th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.