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State House District 83·Alabama

Alabama 83rd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 18 points.

One of Alabama's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
46,107
2024 ACS

Alabama 83rd State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
46,1072024 5-year
Median household income
$60,7962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.2%2024 5-year
Black
30.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
−18.5%
7,11810,40317,799
R
−11.5%
7,6809,71117,683
R
−14.4%
6,1288,26514,807
R
−8.5%
6,4017,60914,168
R
−10.0%
6,3097,73014,172
R
−16.3%
4,9686,91911,982
R
−7.0%
4,6975,41810,373
R
−1.0%
4,2694,3599,239
D
+3.0%
4,6304,32610,156
R
−16.1%
3,2924,5777,984
R
−12.4%
3,5674,5928,265
D
+10.3%
3,7943,0437,308
D
+12.5%
3,5842,7696,523
R
−44.7%
1,3183,5595,016
O
+11.7%
1,1985855,225
R
−77.1%
02,3022,984
D
+28.8%
1,5668612,446
D
+37.5%
1,3766062,051
D
+47.7%
1,4295051,936
O
−8.4%
068814
D
+88.6%
90453960
D
+94.4%
1,085301,117
D
+92.9%
95233989
D
+92.7%
84230876
D
+28.7%
468259729
D
+82.6%
34320391
D
+80.5%
45134518
D
+94.8%
4318446
D
+92.5%
6158656
D
+84.2%
32719366
D
+91.5%
37612398
D
+51.3%
669208899
D
+22.4%
7334571,230
D
+56.8%
1,040561,732
D
+23.7%
8635321,396
D
+14.2%
8576441,505
D
+9.7%
7776401,417
D
+38.5%
1,0354601,495

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.7%
English
11.5%
Irish
7.6%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.7%
Polish
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: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.7%
1.7%
75–84
2.4%
3.9%
65–74
4.8%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.7%
45–54
5.9%
5.9%
35–44
6.6%
6.8%
25–34
7.1%
7.0%
18–24
6.7%
8.4%
5–17
7.9%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,796
State House District 83 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 83$60,796
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.2%
Working age (18–64)19.8%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
20.4%
Methodist
9.1%
Other Christian
8.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding R+43, District 83 sits firmly in Alabama's deep-red interior, where Republican candidates routinely face little general-election competition and primary outcomes effectively decide representation.

The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Alabama 83rd State House District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1964. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 83rd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,796, and a 20% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 83, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 83, Alabama voted Republican by 18.5 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,799 votes cast, 7,118 went Democratic and 10,403 went Republican.
What is State House District 83, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 83, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" 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 83, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 83, Alabama voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 83, Alabama?
State House District 83, Alabama has a population of 46,107 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 83, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 83, Alabama is $60,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 83, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 83, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.