HarrisDemocratic21.9%15,676TrumpRepublican76.8%55,046OtherAll other candidates1.4%980
R+54.9- Lead
- 39,370
- Total
- 71,702
- vs nation
- R+53.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic24.1%17,045TrumpRepublican74.3%52,657OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,136
R+50.3- Lead
- 35,612
- Total
- 70,838
- vs nation
- R+54.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic22.2%13,487TrumpRepublican75.3%45,689OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,533
R+53.0- Lead
- 32,202
- Total
- 60,709
- vs nation
- R+55.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic28.7%16,153RomneyRepublican69.9%39,380OtherAll other candidates1.5%824
R+41.2- Lead
- 23,227
- Total
- 56,357
- vs nation
- R+45.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic30.0%16,876McCainRepublican68.4%38,520OtherAll other candidates1.6%922
R+38.4- Lead
- 21,644
- Total
- 56,318
- vs nation
- R+45.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic34.3%18,063BushRepublican64.9%34,229OtherAll other candidates0.8%433
R+30.7- Lead
- 16,166
- Total
- 52,725
- vs nation
- R+28.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic38.8%17,265BushRepublican58.9%26,179OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,020
R+20.0- Lead
- 8,914
- Total
- 44,464
- vs nation
- R+20.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic40.7%16,664DoleRepublican50.6%20,723OtherAll other candidates8.7%3,571
R+9.9- Lead
- 4,059
- Total
- 40,958
- vs nation
- R+18.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 145,9512024 5-year
- Population density
- 143 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,020 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $70,4502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 5, AL · twin score 97.7
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 1st State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
91.8%
5,721 votes · D+84.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 91.1%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
76.8%
55,046 votes · R+54.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 75.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1992
19,014votes
42.7% of the vote · R+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 18,865 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
55,046votes
76.8% of the vote · R+54.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 52,657 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
+77.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+57.7 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +74.4 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+55.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+53.0 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +54.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTim MelsonState Senate · 1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Anchoring the state's northwestern corner, this rural district recorded a 54.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican alignment that has defined north Alabama's small-town and agricultural communities for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 54.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.9 points.
A population of 145,951, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,450 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 4.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 5
Alabama
97.7twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 4
Tennessee
96.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 8
Tennessee
96.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ college share
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alabama 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+54.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,702 votes cast, 15,676 went Democratic and 55,046 went Republican.
When did Alabama 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Alabama 1st State Senate District?
Alabama 1st State Senate District has a population of 145,951 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 1st State Senate District is $70,450 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 1st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.