State Senate District 25 State Senate District (AL) — Elections 1876–2024

Alabama 25th State Senate District, Alabama: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 234,1582024 5-year
Median household income: $65,0112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.7%2024 5-year
Black: 44.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+95 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−4.8%	46,622	51,428	99,361
2020	R	−0.5%	51,549	52,042	104,898
2016	R	−3.7%	46,293	49,943	97,880
2012	R	−1.8%	49,503	51,310	101,671
2008	R	−4.6%	48,504	53,231	102,319
2004	R	−17.1%	35,906	50,782	87,094
2000	R	−11.3%	33,264	41,896	76,268
1996	R	−6.8%	32,136	37,062	72,446
1992	R	−8.4%	31,444	37,970	77,500
1988	R	−22.6%	23,917	38,059	62,511
1984	R	−23.3%	25,306	40,822	66,693
1980	R	−11.6%	25,597	32,636	60,524
1976	R	−2.6%	24,729	26,067	51,621
1972	R	−49.4%	10,781	32,843	44,620
1968	O	+10.4%	9,894	5,176	45,168
1964	R	−77.7%	0	23,090	29,713
1960	D	+10.0%	11,865	9,695	21,766
1956	D	+10.3%	9,515	7,496	19,575
1952	D	+27.2%	11,965	6,814	18,908
1948	O	−8.4%	0	691	8,218
1944	D	+90.3%	10,459	518	11,011
1940	D	+94.6%	13,534	354	13,926
1936	D	+93.3%	13,442	389	13,992
1932	D	+88.7%	11,389	544	12,230
1928	D	+18.1%	6,467	4,481	10,951
1924	D	+78.6%	4,849	454	5,590
1920	D	+78.7%	6,996	814	7,855
1916	D	+91.3%	4,937	206	5,181
1912	D	+84.9%	3,912	144	4,437
1908	D	+75.0%	3,679	480	4,267
1904	D	+80.3%	3,715	342	4,201
1900	D	+39.2%	4,604	1,862	6,990
1896	D	+37.7%	5,151	2,141	7,988
1892	O	+45.9%	4,753	126	10,087
1888	D	+25.7%	5,759	3,403	9,162
1884	R	−0.4%	4,494	4,533	9,073
1880	D	+0.3%	4,924	4,897	9,857
1876	R	−11.5%	4,144	5,220	9,364

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

19.1%

English

8.9%

Irish

5.7%

German

4.7%

Scottish

1.4%

Italian

1.2%

French

0.8%

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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.5%

65–74

5.6%

6.0%

55–64

6.7%

5.6%

45–54

6.4%

6.0%

35–44

6.8%

6.5%

25–34

7.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.1%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,011

State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 25$65,011

Alabama$63,999

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1824.2%

Working age (18–64)14.4%

Seniors (65+)13.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.5%

speak English only

Spanish2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

29.0%

Other Christian

15.8%

Methodist

8.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alabama 25th State Senate District in the Black Belt and Gulf South has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Alabama 25th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Alabama 25th State Senate District has rarely exceeded ninety-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,011 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 25, Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 25, Alabama voted Republican by 4.8 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,361 votes cast, 46,622 went Democratic and 51,428 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 25, Alabama's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, Alabama as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 17 times, and other 3 times.

When did State Senate District 25, Alabama last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.

How many people live in State Senate District 25, Alabama?

State Senate District 25, Alabama has a population of 234,158 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 25, Alabama?

Median household income in State Senate District 25, Alabama is $65,011 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of State Senate District 25, Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Alabama 25th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

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