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1876–2024
State Senate District 16·Alabama

Alabama 16th State Senate District delivered R+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Alabama's most Republican-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
38,188
2024 ACS

Alabama 16th State Senate District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
38,1882024 5-year
Median household income
$75,8752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.5%2024 5-year
Black
33.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−6.1%
8,1349,21617,666
R
−3.2%
8,9269,52718,765
R
−9.5%
7,4219,03116,865
R
−10.9%
7,3959,22916,769
R
−10.2%
7,6749,44017,260
R
−22.2%
6,0329,51015,653
R
−14.7%
5,8537,91514,048
R
−13.2%
5,3717,08812,968
R
−14.5%
5,5507,62614,357
R
−21.9%
4,6677,30412,025
R
−23.5%
4,5947,42512,062
R
−10.0%
4,8926,05111,541
R
−6.9%
4,3404,9949,513
R
−40.9%
2,3845,8728,518
O
+7.0%
2,2891,6758,739
R
−72.8%
04,3325,952
R
−13.6%
1,9362,5584,557
R
−5.9%
1,6691,8933,779
D
+8.2%
1,6481,3983,062
O
−20.3%
03361,655
D
+59.0%
1,3423431,693
D
+67.2%
1,6233151,946
D
+74.1%
1,5592251,801
D
+66.6%
1,3432551,633
R
−5.9%
7538471,606
D
+33.6%
6993151,142
D
+42.3%
1,1254461,606
D
+51.2%
492153662
D
+60.5%
41438622
D
+38.7%
363149553
D
+53.2%
31277442
D
+9.0%
221183422
D
+37.1%
432188657
D
+58.3%
49027794
D
+27.0%
301172478
D
+6.7%
157137297
D
+30.6%
14173222
D
+41.1%
15866224

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.3%
American
9.9%
Irish
6.7%
German
5.5%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
2.2%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
5.8%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.4%
6.3%
35–44
6.9%
6.5%
25–34
7.0%
4.3%
18–24
4.6%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,875
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$75,875
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
29.7%
Other Christian
16.7%
Methodist
8.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+75.9, this district records among the widest partisan gaps in the state. Its rural character and population of roughly 144,000 reflect the demographic patterns common to Alabama's Black Belt and surrounding counties.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-four points in 1936; the Republican margin reached seventy-three points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 38,188, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,875 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Alabama voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,666 votes cast, 8,134 went Democratic and 9,216 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 16, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Alabama voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Alabama?
State Senate District 16, Alabama has a population of 38,188 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 16, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Alabama is $75,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.