Alabama 68th State House District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,9132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $44,0122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 46.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 68, 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 | 10,593 | 14,051 | 24,802 | ||
| R | 12,497 | 14,577 | 27,226 | ||
| R | 12,530 | 14,058 | 26,809 | ||
| R | 14,049 | 14,230 | 28,389 | ||
| R | 13,721 | 14,814 | 28,654 | ||
| R | 10,760 | 13,877 | 24,725 | ||
| R | 10,747 | 12,244 | 23,168 | ||
| D | 10,964 | 10,208 | 22,362 | ||
| D | 11,621 | 11,551 | 25,698 | ||
| R | 10,109 | 12,379 | 22,689 | ||
| R | 10,508 | 14,008 | 24,782 | ||
| D | 12,103 | 11,142 | 23,918 | ||
| D | 10,857 | 8,848 | 20,035 | ||
| R | 5,226 | 12,598 | 18,093 | ||
| O | 5,368 | 1,006 | 20,042 | ||
| R | 0 | 9,739 | 11,861 | ||
| D | 4,860 | 3,078 | 8,103 | ||
| D | 4,996 | 2,440 | 7,799 | ||
| D | 6,101 | 2,522 | 8,644 | ||
| O | 0 | 124 | 4,710 | ||
| D | 4,982 | 230 | 5,229 | ||
| D | 7,437 | 130 | 7,587 | ||
| D | 6,424 | 120 | 6,560 | ||
| D | 5,560 | 177 | 5,774 | ||
| D | 3,821 | 2,520 | 6,271 | ||
| D | 2,992 | 114 | 3,159 | ||
| D | 3,503 | 152 | 3,672 | ||
| D | 3,191 | 60 | 3,271 | ||
| D | 2,682 | 42 | 2,841 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 139 | 2,845 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 167 | 2,758 | ||
| D | 3,934 | 828 | 4,862 | ||
| D | 3,885 | 1,105 | 5,133 | ||
| D | 5,507 | 352 | 9,140 | ||
| D | 5,592 | 2,916 | 8,508 | ||
| D | 4,059 | 2,805 | 6,866 | ||
| D | 3,901 | 2,908 | 6,809 | ||
| D | 4,583 | 3,381 | 7,965 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.2%
English
6.7%
Irish
4.4%
German
2.3%
Scottish
0.9%
Italian
0.8%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.4 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
$44,012
State House District 68 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 68$44,012
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.1%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-six points in 1940; the Republican margin reached eighty-two points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 47,913, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $44,012 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 68, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 68, Alabama voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,802 votes cast, 10,593 went Democratic and 14,051 went Republican.
What is State House District 68, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 68, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 68, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 68, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 68, Alabama?
State House District 68, Alabama has a population of 47,913 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 68, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 68, Alabama is $44,012 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 68, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 68, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.