Alabama 1st State Senate District, Alabama: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,8732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,2922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, 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 | 19,116 | 55,543 | 75,783 | ||
| R | 20,155 | 52,598 | 74,013 | ||
| R | 15,657 | 45,417 | 62,697 | ||
| R | 18,433 | 39,156 | 58,292 | ||
| R | 19,073 | 38,289 | 58,320 | ||
| R | 20,124 | 34,033 | 54,623 | ||
| R | 19,291 | 26,036 | 46,375 | ||
| R | 18,464 | 20,602 | 42,894 | ||
| D | 20,805 | 19,669 | 46,764 | ||
| R | 16,145 | 18,415 | 35,068 | ||
| R | 16,163 | 20,426 | 37,093 | ||
| D | 20,304 | 13,220 | 35,300 | ||
| D | 20,850 | 9,030 | 30,410 | ||
| R | 6,363 | 18,134 | 25,194 | ||
| O | 2,701 | 3,475 | 25,130 | ||
| O | 0 | 7,408 | 15,823 | ||
| D | 11,061 | 4,166 | 15,316 | ||
| D | 11,645 | 2,812 | 14,550 | ||
| D | 9,412 | 2,240 | 11,679 | ||
| O | 0 | 613 | 5,015 | ||
| D | 5,570 | 667 | 6,263 | ||
| D | 6,836 | 564 | 7,439 | ||
| D | 6,408 | 454 | 6,895 | ||
| D | 4,943 | 495 | 5,462 | ||
| D | 3,780 | 1,655 | 5,336 | ||
| D | 3,118 | 905 | 4,153 | ||
| D | 3,735 | 1,335 | 5,143 | ||
| D | 2,552 | 424 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 317 | 2,752 | ||
| D | 1,893 | 570 | 2,513 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 429 | 2,363 | ||
| R | 2,020 | 2,155 | 4,242 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 1,940 | 5,422 | ||
| D | 3,223 | 11 | 5,654 | ||
| D | 2,534 | 1,833 | 4,381 | ||
| D | 2,560 | 1,503 | 4,147 | ||
| D | 2,707 | 2,206 | 5,035 | ||
| D | 2,735 | 1,854 | 4,588 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.0%
American
12.6%
Irish
10.7%
German
8.4%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.3%
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: 40.8 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
$71,292
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$71,292
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchoring the state's northwestern corner, this rural district recorded a 46-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red alignment that has defined north Alabama's small-town and agricultural communities for over a decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Alabama 1st State Senate District peaked at eighty-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $71,292 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Alabama voted Republican by 48.1 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 75,783 votes cast, 19,116 went Democratic and 55,543 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Alabama as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 12 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Alabama voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Alabama?
State Senate District 1, Alabama has a population of 162,873 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Alabama is $71,292 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.