Alabama 86th State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,6392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,6262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+88 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 86, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,675 | 24,812 | 33,891 | ||
| R | 9,871 | 24,926 | 35,285 | ||
| R | 8,149 | 23,482 | 32,226 | ||
| R | 9,451 | 22,368 | 32,033 | ||
| R | 9,342 | 22,355 | 31,893 | ||
| R | 6,988 | 20,537 | 27,664 | ||
| R | 7,193 | 16,927 | 24,497 | ||
| R | 6,718 | 13,355 | 21,445 | ||
| R | 6,768 | 13,266 | 22,742 | ||
| R | 5,350 | 15,275 | 20,680 | ||
| R | 4,958 | 15,936 | 21,019 | ||
| R | 5,997 | 11,374 | 17,758 | ||
| R | 6,715 | 8,155 | 15,083 | ||
| R | 1,802 | 9,646 | 11,558 | ||
| O | 1,137 | 744 | 12,637 | ||
| R | 0 | 7,912 | 8,998 | ||
| R | 2,978 | 3,099 | 6,126 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 2,011 | 5,228 | ||
| D | 2,888 | 1,923 | 4,863 | ||
| O | 0 | 326 | 2,419 | ||
| D | 2,559 | 216 | 2,788 | ||
| D | 3,012 | 369 | 3,392 | ||
| D | 2,704 | 176 | 2,891 | ||
| D | 2,952 | 120 | 3,080 | ||
| D | 1,750 | 1,500 | 3,252 | ||
| D | 1,323 | 185 | 1,577 | ||
| D | 1,563 | 436 | 2,030 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 356 | 1,678 | ||
| D | 886 | 63 | 1,263 | ||
| D | 737 | 323 | 1,113 | ||
| D | 954 | 293 | 1,316 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
Irish
8.6%
American
8.4%
German
5.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,626
State House District 86 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 86$58,626
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.4%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 15.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 57 points Republican, District 86 ranks among the most politically uniform state house seats in Alabama, leaving general-election outcomes rarely in doubt.
The shift began with civil rights. 1960 marked the realignment in Alabama 86th State House District, by a two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1964. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 86th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,626, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 86, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 86, Alabama voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,891 votes cast, 8,675 went Democratic and 24,812 went Republican.
What is State House District 86, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 86, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 86, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 86, Alabama voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in State House District 86, Alabama?
State House District 86, Alabama has a population of 82,639 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 86, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 86, Alabama is $58,626 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 86, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 86, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.