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Alabama 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+53.62012R+59.52016R+70.02020R+70.42024R+73.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+73.6
2024
median income$63,979U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate14.9%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.1%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english5.9%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American19.9%
English16.4%
Irish10.1%
African American†6.8%
African0.2%
Mexican1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Fayette County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Alabama 5th State Senate District

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Alabama 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+73.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Alabama 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Alabama 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+73.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Alabama 5th State Senate District · R+73.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican86.4%56,318
Kamala HarrisDemocratic12.8%8,359
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.8%494
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Alabama 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fayette County, ALRepublicanR+71.9
Jefferson County, ALDemocraticD+10.4
Lamar County, ALRepublicanR+75.9
Tuscaloosa County, ALRepublicanR+20.3
Walker County, ALRepublicanR+71.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
12.8%Harris8,359
86.4%Trump56,318
0.8%Kennedy494
−73.6%
65,171
R
14.3%Biden9,641
84.7%Trump57,118
1.0%Jorgensen694
−70.4%
67,453
R
13.8%Clinton8,544
83.9%Trump51,821
2.3%Johnson1,419
−70.0%
61,784
R
20.2%Obama11,708
79.8%Romney46,115
0.0%
−59.5%
57,823
R
22.3%Obama13,106
75.9%McCain44,598
1.8%Nader1,046
−53.6%
58,750
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −73.6% in 2024.−73.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−53.6%
2012−59.5%
2016−70.0%
2020−70.4%
2024−73.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMatt WoodsState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+14.7, District 5 sits noticeably closer to competitive than the state's statewide average, making it a bellwether for shifts in Alabama's northern or suburban precincts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 73.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.6 points.

A population of 137,763, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,979 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 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 8
Alabama
97.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 4
Alabama
97.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
State Senate District 1
Alabama
96.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ median age

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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Places within Alabama 5th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Fayette CountyJefferson CountyLamar CountyTuscaloosa CountyWalker County

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+73.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,171 votes cast, 8,359 went Democratic and 56,318 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 5th State Senate District?
Alabama 5th State Senate District has a population of 137,763 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 5th State Senate District is $63,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Alabama 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.