Alabama 11th State Senate District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 161,8042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,9592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 11, 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 | 19,477 | 54,691 | 75,081 | ||
| R | 20,716 | 55,152 | 76,895 | ||
| R | 15,978 | 49,795 | 67,234 | ||
| R | 16,150 | 47,136 | 63,875 | ||
| R | 16,420 | 46,085 | 63,141 | ||
| R | 13,171 | 41,164 | 54,731 | ||
| R | 13,227 | 30,631 | 44,706 | ||
| R | 12,061 | 23,611 | 37,992 | ||
| R | 12,128 | 23,037 | 39,644 | ||
| R | 8,739 | 20,483 | 29,413 | ||
| R | 8,282 | 19,414 | 28,166 | ||
| R | 10,273 | 13,797 | 25,001 | ||
| D | 10,666 | 8,664 | 19,945 | ||
| R | 3,722 | 13,151 | 17,152 | ||
| O | 2,380 | 2,411 | 18,148 | ||
| R | 0 | 9,025 | 12,603 | ||
| D | 5,569 | 4,784 | 10,412 | ||
| D | 4,758 | 4,360 | 9,314 | ||
| D | 4,587 | 3,346 | 7,952 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,179 | 4,400 | ||
| D | 3,176 | 1,258 | 4,460 | ||
| D | 4,219 | 1,429 | 5,670 | ||
| D | 3,950 | 1,119 | 5,168 | ||
| D | 3,684 | 1,229 | 4,947 | ||
| R | 2,096 | 3,020 | 5,130 | ||
| D | 2,155 | 1,650 | 3,954 | ||
| D | 2,922 | 2,884 | 5,915 | ||
| D | 1,723 | 1,130 | 2,898 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 264 | 2,724 | ||
| D | 1,274 | 985 | 2,457 | ||
| D | 1,480 | 666 | 2,614 | ||
| R | 1,481 | 1,779 | 3,660 | ||
| D | 2,316 | 1,116 | 3,542 | ||
| O | 2,458 | 188 | 5,259 | ||
| D | 2,328 | 1,765 | 4,156 | ||
| R | 1,565 | 1,601 | 3,189 | ||
| D | 1,799 | 1,418 | 3,251 | ||
| D | 2,095 | 1,132 | 3,227 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.2%
Irish
9.7%
American
9.6%
German
7.0%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.1%
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: 41.0 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
$80,959
State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 11$80,959
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%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 11 delivered a 45.8-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it well outside Alabama's typical statewide Republican tilt. Its electorate likely reflects a heavily urban or majority-minority population base.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Alabama 11th State Senate District, by a fourteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-two points in 1964. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 11th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,959, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 11, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 11, Alabama voted Republican by 46.9 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 75,081 votes cast, 19,477 went Democratic and 54,691 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 11, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, 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 18 times, Republican 17 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 11, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 11, Alabama?
State Senate District 11, Alabama has a population of 161,804 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 11, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 11, Alabama is $80,959 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.