Alabama 12th State Senate District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 156,3532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,7372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 12, 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 | 18,610 | 45,894 | 65,176 | ||
| R | 21,745 | 46,150 | 68,706 | ||
| R | 19,266 | 43,109 | 63,695 | ||
| R | 22,422 | 39,842 | 62,842 | ||
| R | 23,182 | 42,342 | 66,240 | ||
| R | 20,735 | 38,923 | 60,107 | ||
| R | 21,379 | 29,167 | 51,557 | ||
| R | 20,886 | 23,520 | 48,230 | ||
| R | 21,768 | 26,915 | 55,851 | ||
| R | 16,571 | 26,253 | 44,655 | ||
| R | 16,971 | 30,281 | 49,521 | ||
| R | 22,065 | 22,395 | 45,798 | ||
| D | 25,722 | 14,956 | 41,449 | ||
| R | 8,102 | 26,706 | 35,145 | ||
| O | 5,686 | 4,023 | 36,096 | ||
| R | 0 | 15,081 | 23,136 | ||
| D | 12,437 | 7,168 | 19,768 | ||
| D | 11,674 | 6,559 | 18,669 | ||
| D | 10,522 | 4,847 | 15,488 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,151 | 6,022 | ||
| D | 5,850 | 1,029 | 6,921 | ||
| D | 6,379 | 910 | 7,313 | ||
| D | 6,186 | 824 | 7,143 | ||
| D | 6,058 | 992 | 7,084 | ||
| R | 2,958 | 3,333 | 6,299 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 1,078 | 4,018 | ||
| D | 4,485 | 1,602 | 6,136 | ||
| D | 2,996 | 664 | 3,719 | ||
| D | 2,318 | 293 | 3,259 | ||
| D | 1,940 | 744 | 2,812 | ||
| D | 2,184 | 412 | 2,711 | ||
| D | 2,631 | 1,259 | 4,255 | ||
| D | 3,709 | 1,680 | 5,718 | ||
| D | 4,560 | 272 | 7,735 | ||
| D | 3,665 | 2,021 | 5,741 | ||
| D | 2,670 | 1,950 | 4,635 | ||
| D | 2,808 | 1,387 | 4,239 | ||
| D | 3,041 | 1,072 | 4,113 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.6%
American
10.4%
Irish
10.2%
German
7.2%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.0%
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: 40.0 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
$55,737
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$55,737
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)16.7%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+78.3, this district sits at the far end of Alabama's partisan spectrum, reflecting the deeply rural character and demographic homogeneity common to heavily one-sided legislative constituencies.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Alabama 12th State Senate District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1964. The 2024 margin was forty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 12th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $55,737, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 12, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, Alabama voted Republican by 41.9 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,176 votes cast, 18,610 went Democratic and 45,894 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, 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 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 12, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, Alabama?
State Senate District 12, Alabama has a population of 156,353 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 12, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, Alabama is $55,737 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.