Alabama 15th State Senate District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 136,9642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,4462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 15, 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 | 24,633 | 39,920 | 65,697 | ||
| R | 26,165 | 40,510 | 67,823 | ||
| R | 20,419 | 37,681 | 59,718 | ||
| R | 19,538 | 37,599 | 57,699 | ||
| R | 20,222 | 37,317 | 58,087 | ||
| R | 15,508 | 35,847 | 51,739 | ||
| R | 14,699 | 28,370 | 43,961 | ||
| R | 13,256 | 23,817 | 38,708 | ||
| R | 13,317 | 23,581 | 40,563 | ||
| R | 10,759 | 21,362 | 32,257 | ||
| R | 10,266 | 20,108 | 30,548 | ||
| R | 11,254 | 15,573 | 28,207 | ||
| R | 10,166 | 11,912 | 22,525 | ||
| R | 4,988 | 13,655 | 19,219 | ||
| O | 4,595 | 3,618 | 19,408 | ||
| R | 0 | 9,819 | 13,402 | ||
| R | 4,538 | 5,682 | 10,351 | ||
| R | 3,833 | 4,365 | 8,656 | ||
| D | 3,786 | 3,228 | 7,046 | ||
| O | 0 | 891 | 3,898 | ||
| D | 3,065 | 911 | 3,995 | ||
| D | 3,826 | 857 | 4,698 | ||
| D | 3,598 | 839 | 4,473 | ||
| D | 3,134 | 889 | 4,100 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 2,297 | 4,200 | ||
| D | 1,843 | 1,087 | 3,225 | ||
| D | 2,822 | 1,756 | 4,649 | ||
| D | 1,294 | 693 | 2,023 | ||
| D | 1,111 | 128 | 1,919 | ||
| D | 966 | 629 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 899 | 338 | 1,522 | ||
| R | 626 | 738 | 1,437 | ||
| D | 1,258 | 651 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,415 | 138 | 2,527 | ||
| D | 1,027 | 616 | 1,658 | ||
| D | 688 | 575 | 1,277 | ||
| D | 678 | 376 | 1,070 | ||
| D | 715 | 343 | 1,057 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.5%
American
9.0%
Irish
8.1%
German
6.4%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 39.4 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
$86,446
State Senate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 15$86,446
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.6, this district sits well outside competitive range, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns characteristic of rural and small-town Alabama communities in this part of the state.
The shift began with civil rights. 1956 marked the realignment in Alabama 15th State Senate District, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 15th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,446, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 15, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 15, Alabama voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,697 votes cast, 24,633 went Democratic and 39,920 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 15, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 15, 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 17 times, Republican 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 15, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 15, Alabama voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in State Senate District 15, Alabama?
State Senate District 15, Alabama has a population of 136,964 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 15, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 15, Alabama is $86,446 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 15, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 15, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.