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Alabama 30th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

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.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English12.9%12.1%9.5%

American10.2%12.8%5.3%

Irish8.2%8.0%9.4%

German7.1%6.4%12.5%

Scottish2.0%2.0%1.3%

Italian1.3%1.7%4.8%

Scotch-Irish1.2%1.2%—

French1.0%1.1%1.6%

African American†22.9%24.6%9.9%

Mexican2.9%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Median age	39.9	39.4	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.7%	17.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Median household income	$65,754	$63,999	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.7%	15.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.1%	28.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Owner-occupied homes	74.5%	70.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.5%	29.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$186,700	$209,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,068	$1,007	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.8%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.5%	14.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Mean commute	26.8 min	25.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	84.3%	80.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	6.4%	8.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.7%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	3.5%	3.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Catholic	—	5.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	42.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	36.6%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	AL SD 30	Alabama	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	4.0%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.2%	1.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.7%	2.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.9%	7.7%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.462	0.479	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic26.9%16,632TrumpRepublican72.0%44,518OtherAll other candidates1.1%663

R+45.1

Lead: 27,886
Total: 61,813
vs nation: R+43.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic28.7%17,801TrumpRepublican70.1%43,514OtherAll other candidates1.3%789

R+41.4

Lead: 25,713
Total: 62,104
vs nation: R+45.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic26.7%15,028TrumpRepublican71.7%40,434OtherAll other candidates1.6%923

R+45.1

Lead: 25,406
Total: 56,385
vs nation: R+47.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic30.2%16,689RomneyRepublican68.9%38,022OtherAll other candidates0.9%499

R+38.6

Lead: 21,333
Total: 55,210
vs nation: R+42.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.5%16,237McCainRepublican69.8%38,377OtherAll other candidates0.7%387

R+40.3

Lead: 22,140
Total: 55,001
vs nation: R+47.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic28.6%13,713BushRepublican70.8%33,991OtherAll other candidates0.6%303

R+42.2

Lead: 20,278
Total: 48,007
vs nation: R+39.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.1%14,801BushRepublican63.4%26,716OtherAll other candidates1.5%625

R+28.3

Lead: 11,915
Total: 42,142
vs nation: R+28.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.3%15,064DoleRepublican54.3%20,814OtherAll other candidates6.3%2,427

R+15.0

Lead: 5,750
Total: 38,305
vs nation: R+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+45.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 136,3952024 5-year
Population density: 76 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,800 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $65,7542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.6%2024 5-year
Black: 23.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 36, LA · twin score 98.3

presidential history

Party record book

Alabama 30th 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

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

87.2%

7,270 votes · D+75.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 86.0%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

76.9%

10,777 votes · R+53.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 76.2%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Hubert Humphrey1968

19,067votes

76.3% of the vote · D+67.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 17,801 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

44,518votes

72.0% of the vote · R+45.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 43,514 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

Alton B. Parker1904

+73.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+53.6 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · +68.3 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+76.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+53.8 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +47.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RClyde ChamblissState Senate · 30

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.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	21.9%13,406	78.1%47,877	61,283
2018	R	29.3%13,279	70.7%32,101	45,380

Alabama 30th State Senate District sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 54.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.

A population of 136,395, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,754 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 36 and State Senate District 11.

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 36

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 11

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 33

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 30th State Senate District

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Autauga County Chilton County Coosa County Elmore County Tallapoosa County

Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 30th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Alabama 30th State Senate District voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,813 votes cast, 16,632 went Democratic and 44,518 went Republican.

When did Alabama 30th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 30th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Alabama 30th State Senate District?

Alabama 30th State Senate District has a population of 136,395 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Alabama 30th State Senate District?

Median household income in Alabama 30th State Senate District is $65,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of Alabama 30th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 30th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.