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1876–2024
State House District 84·Alabama

Alabama 84th State House District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Alabama's few state house districts trending toward Democrats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
75,456
2024 ACS

Alabama 84th State House District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
75,4562024 5-year
Median household income
$46,8632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.1%2024 5-year
Black
49.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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
+2.4%
14,36313,69128,323
D
+8.2%
16,04313,60329,911
D
+7.3%
15,03912,97628,324
D
+15.8%
17,24912,53729,913
D
+11.3%
16,69613,28930,151
D
+2.5%
13,84513,17027,141
D
+14.0%
14,40110,82325,536
D
+22.0%
13,2938,26322,826
D
+17.2%
14,0879,59926,118
D
+3.4%
11,52310,76722,550
D
+6.4%
13,40111,76625,473
D
+22.2%
14,0468,72423,992
D
+25.5%
13,8638,11522,507
R
−29.9%
5,99911,34417,885
O
+23.3%
5,7371,06420,084
R
−73.5%
08,74811,905
D
+30.7%
5,3172,8048,177
D
+44.9%
5,4621,9587,804
D
+50.7%
5,6381,8417,482
O
−4.6%
01763,827
D
+92.0%
4,7541714,981
D
+94.6%
5,3161415,469
D
+95.8%
5,0851015,204
D
+95.1%
4,5231084,644
D
+35.3%
2,7921,3254,151
D
+90.0%
2,431962,594
D
+84.3%
2,9092253,184
D
+94.9%
2,499512,580
D
+93.8%
2,967253,138
D
+91.4%
2,442752,589
D
+93.1%
2,468642,581
D
+77.6%
5,2806345,984
D
+33.0%
5,6632,7218,902
D
+65.5%
7,64810111,516
D
+54.1%
5,6101,6717,281
D
+35.8%
4,0861,9296,022
D
+17.7%
4,0402,8276,868
D
+56.5%
6,5811,8298,410

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.1%
English
7.2%
Irish
4.8%
German
4.3%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.2%
75–84
3.2%
4.7%
65–74
5.7%
6.6%
55–64
6.8%
6.5%
45–54
5.7%
6.7%
35–44
6.2%
7.4%
25–34
6.3%
4.1%
18–24
3.6%
8.3%
5–17
8.4%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$46,863
State House District 84 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 84$46,863
Alabama$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.3%
Working age (18–64)20.4%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.7%
Methodist
13.1%
Other Christian
12.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+5.3 in a state that leans heavily Republican statewide, District 84 stands out as a competitive pocket worth watching in down-ballot races.

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

Its demographics — a population of 75,456, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $46,863 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 84, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 84, Alabama voted Democratic by 2.4 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 28,323 votes cast, 14,363 went Democratic and 13,691 went Republican.
What is State House District 84, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 84, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 34 times, Republican 2 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 84, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 84, Alabama voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 84, Alabama?
State House District 84, Alabama has a population of 75,456 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 84, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 84, Alabama is $46,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 84, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 84, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.