Alabama 8th State Senate District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 217,9532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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 | 31,079 | 67,474 | 100,196 | ||
| R | 31,712 | 65,732 | 99,252 | ||
| R | 24,181 | 56,681 | 83,467 | ||
| R | 27,170 | 52,800 | 81,103 | ||
| R | 28,606 | 51,066 | 80,879 | ||
| R | 28,513 | 44,997 | 74,136 | ||
| R | 27,639 | 34,902 | 64,028 | ||
| R | 24,726 | 26,694 | 56,668 | ||
| R | 27,332 | 27,521 | 64,321 | ||
| R | 19,721 | 29,151 | 49,268 | ||
| R | 20,169 | 29,295 | 49,945 | ||
| D | 23,412 | 20,140 | 45,364 | ||
| D | 27,697 | 14,333 | 42,746 | ||
| R | 9,258 | 23,676 | 33,468 | ||
| O | 4,174 | 8,528 | 35,745 | ||
| R | 0 | 11,325 | 21,564 | ||
| D | 11,827 | 7,272 | 19,167 | ||
| D | 11,197 | 6,505 | 17,764 | ||
| D | 9,503 | 4,394 | 13,938 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,559 | 7,569 | ||
| D | 7,293 | 2,902 | 10,212 | ||
| D | 9,014 | 2,974 | 12,014 | ||
| D | 9,147 | 4,140 | 13,323 | ||
| D | 7,294 | 3,421 | 10,788 | ||
| R | 5,553 | 7,683 | 13,252 | ||
| D | 4,541 | 3,272 | 7,929 | ||
| D | 5,912 | 4,846 | 10,816 | ||
| D | 3,729 | 1,419 | 5,243 | ||
| D | 3,131 | 599 | 4,722 | ||
| D | 2,955 | 1,281 | 4,377 | ||
| D | 3,391 | 1,540 | 5,061 | ||
| D | 4,226 | 3,330 | 7,700 | ||
| D | 5,777 | 2,370 | 8,387 | ||
| D | 5,162 | 4 | 8,634 | ||
| D | 3,800 | 2,163 | 6,016 | ||
| D | 3,738 | 2,270 | 6,382 | ||
| D | 3,372 | 1,649 | 6,117 | ||
| D | 4,330 | 1,791 | 6,121 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.2%
American
12.1%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.7%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
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: 39.8 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
$70,308
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$70,308
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+28.6 across roughly 148,000 residents, this district anchors the GOP's structural advantage in the Alabama Senate and rarely produces competitive general elections.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Alabama 8th State Senate District, by a eighteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 8th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,308, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Alabama voted Republican by 36.3 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 100,196 votes cast, 31,079 went Democratic and 67,474 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Alabama?
State Senate District 8, Alabama has a population of 217,953 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 8, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Alabama is $70,308 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.