Alabama 96th State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+81 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,5082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 96, 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 | 1,969 | 7,566 | 9,655 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 6,598 | 8,663 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 5,756 | 7,409 | ||
| R | 1,455 | 5,214 | 6,740 | ||
| R | 1,531 | 4,839 | 6,430 | ||
| R | 1,232 | 4,184 | 5,475 | ||
| R | 1,106 | 3,228 | 4,461 | ||
| R | 1,009 | 2,329 | 3,722 | ||
| R | 963 | 2,075 | 3,671 | ||
| R | 732 | 2,048 | 2,812 | ||
| R | 574 | 1,972 | 2,610 | ||
| R | 667 | 1,473 | 2,239 | ||
| R | 726 | 1,047 | 1,814 | ||
| R | 231 | 1,193 | 1,451 | ||
| O | 144 | 170 | 1,454 | ||
| R | 0 | 859 | 1,058 | ||
| D | 446 | 380 | 840 | ||
| R | 306 | 339 | 665 | ||
| D | 267 | 251 | 523 | ||
| O | 0 | 61 | 272 | ||
| D | 158 | 55 | 215 | ||
| D | 212 | 49 | 277 | ||
| D | 185 | 34 | 234 | ||
| D | 166 | 43 | 220 | ||
| R | 104 | 110 | 215 | ||
| D | 81 | 43 | 156 | ||
| D | 97 | 44 | 153 | ||
| D | 61 | 17 | 90 | ||
| D | 49 | 3 | 73 | ||
| D | 35 | 9 | 50 | ||
| D | 36 | 10 | 48 | ||
| D | 35 | 31 | 73 | ||
| D | 57 | 32 | 93 | ||
| D | 72 | 30 | 109 | ||
| D | 57 | 43 | 100 | ||
| D | 61 | 55 | 118 | ||
| D | 61 | 52 | 115 | ||
| D | 62 | 52 | 115 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.5%
English
15.6%
Irish
10.4%
German
10.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.3%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 43.9 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
$78,775
State House District 96 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 96$78,775
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.8 across a population of roughly 50,000, this district sits at the deep-red end of Alabama's legislative map, leaving little competitive ground for statewide or legislative challengers.
The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Alabama 96th State House District, by a eighty-one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-one points in 1964. The 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 96th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,775, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 96, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 96, Alabama voted Republican by 58.0 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,655 votes cast, 1,969 went Democratic and 7,566 went Republican.
What is State House District 96, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 96, 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 19 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 96, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 96, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in State House District 96, Alabama?
State House District 96, Alabama has a population of 19,508 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 96, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 96, Alabama is $78,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 96, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 96, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.