HarrisDemocratic54.9%12,235TrumpRepublican44.2%9,847OtherAll other candidates0.9%209
D+10.7- Lead
- 2,388
- Total
- 22,291
- vs nation
- D+12.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic59.8%14,492TrumpRepublican39.6%9,601OtherAll other candidates0.6%151
D+20.2- Lead
- 4,891
- Total
- 24,244
- vs nation
- D+15.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic60.3%13,866TrumpRepublican39.0%8,981OtherAll other candidates0.7%155
D+21.2- Lead
- 4,885
- Total
- 23,002
- vs nation
- D+19.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.4%15,214RomneyRepublican36.2%8,687OtherAll other candidates0.4%88
D+27.2- Lead
- 6,527
- Total
- 23,989
- vs nation
- D+23.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic62.6%14,832McCainRepublican37.0%8,751OtherAll other candidates0.4%93
D+25.7- Lead
- 6,081
- Total
- 23,676
- vs nation
- D+18.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic59.9%12,880BushRepublican39.7%8,553OtherAll other candidates0.4%84
D+20.1- Lead
- 4,327
- Total
- 21,517
- vs nation
- D+22.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic63.0%12,705BushRepublican35.9%7,249OtherAll other candidates1.1%216
D+27.1- Lead
- 5,456
- Total
- 20,170
- vs nation
- D+26.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic65.3%11,264DoleRepublican31.1%5,359OtherAll other candidates3.6%619
D+34.2- Lead
- 5,905
- Total
- 17,242
- vs nation
- D+25.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 49,6292024 5-year
- Population density
- 31 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,616 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $47,0092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 56.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 90, SC · twin score 98.1
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 72nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
97.2%
4,240 votes · D+94.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 96.1%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
67.5%
4,576 votes · R+35.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Rutherford B. Hayes, 1876 · 56.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
15,214votes
63.4% of the vote · D+27.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 14,832 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
9,847votes
44.2% of the vote · D+10.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,601 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+115.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+89.2 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +111.4 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+57.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+35.0 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −12.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DCurtis TravisState House · 72
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
District 72 backed the Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 11 points in 2024, a notable margin in a state where most legislative districts trend heavily Republican. Its roughly 50,000 residents make it a compact but electorally distinct pocket of the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.0 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.7 points.
A population of 49,629, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,009 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 90 and State House District 59.
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 90
South Carolina
98.1twin score
% Black% White2012–2016 trajectory
State House District 59
South Carolina
97.9twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectory12-yr trend
State House District 62
South Carolina
97.4twin score
% Black2012 margin% 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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Frequently asked questions
How did Alabama 72nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 72nd State House District voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+10.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,291 votes cast, 12,235 went Democratic and 9,847 went Republican.
When did Alabama 72nd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 72nd State House District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Alabama 72nd State House District?
Alabama 72nd State House District has a population of 49,629 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 72nd State House District?
Median household income in Alabama 72nd State House District is $47,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 72nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 72nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.