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Alabama 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+18.12012D+20.22016D+12.32020D+12.22024D+3.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+3.7
2024
median income$44,983U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate24.5%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)17.4%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english4.3%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†51.4%
African1.0%
West Indian0.2%
American12.9%
English7.1%
Irish5.0%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican1.1%
Guatemalan0.5%
religion

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

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

Alabama 28th State Senate District

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Alabama 28th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+3.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Alabama 28th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Alabama 28th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+3.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Alabama 28th State Senate District · D+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.4%28,387
Donald TrumpRepublican47.7%26,357
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.9%521
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 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 (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Alabama 28th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barbour County, ALRepublicanR+14.7
Bullock County, ALDemocraticD+45.8
Clay County, GADemocraticD+7.5
Henry County, ALRepublicanR+50.7
Houston County, ALRepublicanR+47.6
Macon County, ALDemocraticD+56.2
Quitman County, GARepublicanR+15.4
Russell County, ALDemocraticD+1.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.4%Harris28,387
47.7%Trump26,357
0.9%Kennedy521
+3.7%
55,265
D
55.6%Biden32,784
43.4%Trump25,606
0.9%Jorgensen558
+12.2%
58,948
D
55.2%Clinton31,143
42.9%Trump24,226
1.9%Johnson1,064
+12.3%
56,433
D
60.1%Obama35,419
39.9%Romney23,529
0.0%
+20.2%
58,948
D
58.4%Obama36,260
40.4%McCain25,055
1.2%Nader756
+18.1%
62,071
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: +3.7% in 2024.+3.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.1%
2012+20.2%
2016+12.3%
2020+12.2%
2024+3.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DBilly BeasleyState Senate · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

No racial group formed a majority here in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 47.5% and White alone at 44.9%. The district's Democratic presidential margin fell from D+18.1 in 2008 to D+3.7 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.7 points.

A population of 147,002, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,983 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 and State Senate District 34.

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 40
South Carolina
97.5twin score
% Black12-yr trend% Evangelical
State Senate District 34
Mississippi
97.2twin score
% Blackmedian incomecollege share≠ population scale
State Senate District 23
Alabama
95.2twin score
% Blackcollege sharemedian income≠ 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 28th State Senate District

counties it covers6
Barbour CountyBullock CountyHenry CountyHouston CountyMacon CountyRussell County

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+3.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,265 votes cast, 28,387 went Democratic and 26,357 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Alabama 28th State Senate District has a population of 147,002 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 28th State Senate District is $44,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Alabama 28th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.