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1876–2024
State House District 71·Alabama

Alabama 71st State House District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Alabama's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
48,087
2024 ACS

Alabama 71st State House District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
48,0872024 5-year
Median household income
$51,0912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.3%2024 5-year
Black
45.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+79 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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
−1.4%
10,00710,28620,479
D
+6.0%
11,94010,58422,731
D
+6.3%
11,56110,17222,017
D
+12.2%
12,6999,92522,740
D
+10.1%
12,55110,24322,908
D
+3.1%
10,6039,95420,658
D
+10.5%
10,3348,34918,925
D
+18.5%
10,4697,07018,360
D
+16.0%
10,8507,60320,273
D
+6.8%
9,1537,98417,228
D
+1.7%
9,4339,11118,690
D
+20.4%
10,7547,02818,257
D
+15.2%
8,8116,46215,474
R
−21.6%
5,3988,42513,996
O
+28.8%
4,94796313,854
R
−78.6%
05,7857,356
D
+13.1%
2,8392,1615,157
D
+24.7%
3,1721,8515,338
D
+19.1%
2,9562,0044,984
O
−5.7%
01743,055
D
+85.0%
2,8672253,107
D
+91.0%
3,6461693,822
D
+93.9%
3,5711093,686
D
+91.1%
3,2761243,461
D
+48.0%
2,5138833,396
D
+88.1%
2,0101082,158
D
+86.5%
2,5571792,749
D
+88.4%
2,1141202,255
D
+93.0%
1,792291,895
D
+88.9%
1,789791,923
D
+88.1%
1,862942,007
D
+67.9%
2,5094453,038
D
+35.8%
4,3151,9706,550
D
+55.7%
5,4129797,959
D
+41.3%
4,3191,7926,124
D
+29.8%
3,2131,7344,957
D
+22.0%
3,6242,3165,940
D
+31.1%
4,5112,3716,881

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.6%
English
7.5%
Irish
5.6%
German
3.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.6%
5.7%
55–64
6.5%
4.8%
45–54
5.8%
5.9%
35–44
5.7%
5.5%
25–34
6.1%
7.7%
18–24
8.8%
7.5%
5–17
7.3%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,091
State House District 71 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 71$51,091
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.1%
Other Christian
12.0%
Methodist
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 71 recorded an R+71.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state house districts in Alabama. Sparse population density and a predominantly rural character have long defined its electoral pattern.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-four points in 1936; the Republican margin reached seventy-nine points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 48,087, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $51,091 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 71, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 71, Alabama voted Republican by 1.4 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,479 votes cast, 10,007 went Democratic and 10,286 went Republican.
What is State House District 71, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 71, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 33 times, Republican 3 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 71, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 71, Alabama voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 71, Alabama?
State House District 71, Alabama has a population of 48,087 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 71, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 71, Alabama is $51,091 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 71, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 71, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.