HarrisDemocratic52.4%35,224TrumpRepublican47.0%31,577OtherAll other candidates0.6%433
D+5.4- Lead
- 3,647
- Total
- 67,234
- vs nation
- D+6.9
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
BidenDemocratic55.9%42,251TrumpRepublican43.5%32,903OtherAll other candidates0.5%410
D+12.4- Lead
- 9,348
- Total
- 75,564
- vs nation
- D+7.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic56.9%42,769TrumpRepublican42.5%31,945OtherAll other candidates0.6%476
D+14.4- Lead
- 10,824
- Total
- 75,190
- vs nation
- D+12.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic59.5%48,972RomneyRepublican40.1%32,966OtherAll other candidates0.4%309
D+19.5- Lead
- 16,006
- Total
- 82,247
- vs nation
- D+15.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic57.3%47,060McCainRepublican42.3%34,750OtherAll other candidates0.4%312
D+15.0- Lead
- 12,310
- Total
- 82,122
- vs nation
- D+7.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic52.6%37,438BushRepublican47.1%33,504OtherAll other candidates0.3%222
D+5.5- Lead
- 3,934
- Total
- 71,164
- vs nation
- D+8.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic55.0%37,797BushRepublican44.2%30,358OtherAll other candidates0.8%522
D+10.8- Lead
- 7,439
- Total
- 68,677
- vs nation
- D+10.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic56.5%37,210DoleRepublican39.1%25,750OtherAll other candidates4.4%2,932
D+17.4- Lead
- 11,460
- Total
- 65,892
- vs nation
- D+8.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 141,3912024 5-year
- Population density
- 20 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 7,194 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $40,7122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 56.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 9, AR · twin score 96.5
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 23rd 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
97.8%
17,085 votes · D+95.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 97.7%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
83.7%
26,385 votes · R+67.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 62.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
48,972votes
59.5% of the vote · D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 47,060 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
36,829votes
50.4% of the vote · R+1.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 34,750 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
James M. Cox1920
+116.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+90.4 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +113.3 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+90.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+67.5 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +2.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRob StewartState Senate · 23
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.
Black residents were 56.7% of this district's population in the 2024 ACS 5-year. Its Democratic presidential margin narrowed from D+14.9 in 2008 to D+5.4 in 2024, a swing of 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.4 points.
A population of 141,391, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,712 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 40.
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 9
Arkansas
96.5twin score
% Blackcollege share% Evangelical≠ median age
State Senate District 40
South Carolina
96.1twin score
% Black% Evangelical2012 margin
State Senate District 38
Mississippi
95.7twin score
% Blackcollege share% 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 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 23rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 5.4 points (D+5.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 67,234 votes cast, 35,224 went Democratic and 31,577 went Republican.
When did Alabama 23rd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 23rd State Senate District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Alabama 23rd State Senate District?
Alabama 23rd State Senate District has a population of 141,391 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 23rd State Senate District is $40,712 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 23rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.