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State House District 78·Alabama

Alabama 78th State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Alabama's most Democratic-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
D+31
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
31,421
2024 ACS

Alabama 78th State House District, Alabama: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
31,4212024 5-year
Median household income
$59,3862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
30.5%2024 5-year
Black
59.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+75 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+30.6%
8,0314,22412,445
D
+31.5%
8,9434,61713,740
D
+26.4%
8,1654,71313,084
D
+24.3%
8,7435,31314,126
D
+19.2%
8,6165,82514,517
D
+1.2%
6,2596,11112,425
D
+1.9%
5,5955,38111,133
D
+0.8%
5,3195,23710,913
R
−4.0%
5,1755,64711,940
R
−17.6%
3,9795,7009,756
R
−16.2%
4,3256,00510,395
R
−11.6%
3,8834,9549,217
R
−8.6%
3,4154,0697,586
R
−46.0%
1,7634,9006,818
O
+11.5%
1,6759356,448
R
−75.5%
03,1904,227
R
−11.0%
1,3061,6322,973
R
−9.7%
9551,2092,611
D
+6.5%
1,2801,1232,429
O
−11.1%
0111998
D
+91.6%
1,267531,325
D
+95.8%
1,568321,604
D
+96.0%
1,672311,709
D
+91.4%
1,395611,460
D
+34.1%
8804321,312
D
+83.1%
61332699
D
+90.0%
88944939
D
+93.1%
46015478
D
+92.7%
4226449
D
+93.6%
36311376
D
+95.5%
3457354
D
+65.7%
42279522
D
+40.0%
368135582
D
+56.9%
5131900
D
+11.1%
514411926
R
−33.5%
3597221,085
R
−29.4%
4127581,175
R
−44.9%
3308671,197

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.6%
English
6.8%
Irish
3.8%
German
3.4%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.6%
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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.6%
5.6%
55–64
6.5%
5.3%
45–54
6.3%
5.9%
35–44
6.8%
6.5%
25–34
7.2%
4.8%
18–24
4.8%
8.8%
5–17
8.6%
3.4%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,386
State House District 78 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 78$59,386
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.6%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.0%
Other Christian
19.1%
Methodist
10.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+38.9, this district ranks among the most reliably Democratic constituencies in Alabama, a pattern typically anchored by majority-Black urban precincts in the Birmingham metro area.

The Democratic margin in Alabama 78th State House District reached its widest at ninety-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,386, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 31,421 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 78, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 78, Alabama voted Democratic by 30.6 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,445 votes cast, 8,031 went Democratic and 4,224 went Republican.
What is State House District 78, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 78, Alabama as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 78, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 78, Alabama voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 78, Alabama?
State House District 78, Alabama has a population of 31,421 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 78, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 78, Alabama is $59,386 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 78, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 78, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.