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Alabama 21st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+26.62012R+28.92016R+30.42020R+25.72024R+31.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+31.1
2024
median income$63,850U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age31.5U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate19.3%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.6%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english6.0%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American12.8%
English11.5%
Irish8.0%
African American†22.0%
African0.3%
Mexican3.6%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Guatemalan0.7%
Chinese0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Pickens County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Alabama 21st State Senate District

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Alabama 21st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+31.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Alabama 21st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Alabama 21st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+31.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Alabama 21st State Senate District · R+31.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.9%34,797
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.8%18,117
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%718
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Alabama 21st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Pickens County, ALRepublicanR+23.3
Tuscaloosa County, ALRepublicanR+20.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.8%Harris18,117
64.9%Trump34,797
1.3%Kennedy718
−31.1%
53,632
R
36.4%Biden20,802
62.1%Trump35,492
1.5%Jorgensen861
−25.7%
57,155
R
32.8%Clinton17,723
63.2%Trump34,157
4.1%Johnson2,199
−30.4%
54,079
R
35.6%Obama18,085
64.4%Romney32,777
0.0%
−28.9%
50,862
R
36.1%Obama19,094
62.7%McCain33,137
1.2%Nader628
−26.6%
52,859
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −31.1% in 2024.−31.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−26.6%
2012−28.9%
2016−30.4%
2020−25.7%
2024−31.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RGerald AllenState Senate · 21

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 21 recorded a 72-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily one-sided state senate districts in Alabama. Turnout patterns and local candidate performance often track closely with statewide Republican nominees.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.1 points.

A population of 143,889, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,850 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 27.

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 8
Georgia
93.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 27
Alabama
93.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% Catholic
State Senate District 20
Arkansas
93.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% 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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Places within Alabama 21st State Senate District

counties it covers2
Pickens CountyTuscaloosa County

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 21st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 21st State Senate District voted Republican by 31.1 points (R+31.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,632 votes cast, 18,117 went Democratic and 34,797 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 21st State Senate District?
Alabama 21st State Senate District has a population of 143,889 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 21st State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 21st State Senate District is $63,850 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 21st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Alabama 21st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.