HarrisDemocratic17.3%12,372TrumpRepublican81.7%58,244OtherAll other candidates1.0%707
R+64.3- Lead
- 45,872
- Total
- 71,323
- vs nation
- R+62.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic16.1%11,566TrumpRepublican82.7%59,277OtherAll other candidates1.2%828
R+66.6- Lead
- 47,711
- Total
- 71,671
- vs nation
- R+71.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic12.5%7,971TrumpRepublican86.2%54,981OtherAll other candidates1.3%845
R+73.7- Lead
- 47,010
- Total
- 63,797
- vs nation
- R+75.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic13.8%8,796RomneyRepublican85.3%54,350OtherAll other candidates0.8%534
R+71.5- Lead
- 45,554
- Total
- 63,680
- vs nation
- R+75.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic14.3%9,345McCainRepublican84.9%55,632OtherAll other candidates0.8%532
R+70.7- Lead
- 46,287
- Total
- 65,509
- vs nation
- R+77.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic13.6%8,610BushRepublican85.8%54,297OtherAll other candidates0.6%380
R+72.2- Lead
- 45,687
- Total
- 63,287
- vs nation
- R+69.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic17.5%9,588BushRepublican81.4%44,681OtherAll other candidates1.1%629
R+63.9- Lead
- 35,093
- Total
- 54,898
- vs nation
- R+64.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic18.4%9,278DoleRepublican77.4%39,080OtherAll other candidates4.2%2,123
R+59.0- Lead
- 29,802
- Total
- 50,481
- vs nation
- R+67.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 137,4382024 5-year
- Population density
- 137 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,004 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $79,8152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48.2 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82.2 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 35, LA · twin score 96.4
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 17th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden1876
69.9%
1,315 votes · D+39.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 68.5%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
90.3%
36,843 votes · R+82.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barry Goldwater, 1964 · 88.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
12,372votes
17.3% of the vote · R+64.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 11,566 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
59,277votes
82.7% of the vote · R+66.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 58,244 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
+46.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+48.2 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +28.9 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+99.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+76.6 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +77.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RShay ShelnuttState Senate · 17
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+64.2 in 2024, compared with R+70.7 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 46.2% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.2 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 82.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.3 points.
A population of 137,438, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,815 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 35 and State Senate District 3.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 35
Louisiana
96.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 3
Alabama
96.3twin score
% Evangelical2008–2020 trajectory
State Senate District 35
Alabama
95.4twin score
2008 marginelasticity% Evangelical≠ American ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alabama 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 64.3 points (R+64.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,323 votes cast, 12,372 went Democratic and 58,244 went Republican.
When did Alabama 17th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 17th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Alabama 17th State Senate District?
Alabama 17th State Senate District has a population of 137,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 17th State Senate District is $79,815 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 17th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.