Alabama 33rd State Senate District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,1142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,0082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 33, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,855 | 13,014 | 20,132 | ||
| R | 7,396 | 12,361 | 20,030 | ||
| R | 6,500 | 11,297 | 18,185 | ||
| R | 6,996 | 10,894 | 18,032 | ||
| R | 7,309 | 10,866 | 18,308 | ||
| R | 5,700 | 9,942 | 15,762 | ||
| R | 5,224 | 8,214 | 13,751 | ||
| R | 4,861 | 6,711 | 12,495 | ||
| R | 4,845 | 6,997 | 13,494 | ||
| R | 3,966 | 6,922 | 10,976 | ||
| R | 3,984 | 7,603 | 11,768 | ||
| R | 3,969 | 6,158 | 10,447 | ||
| R | 4,320 | 4,819 | 9,303 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 5,589 | 7,513 | ||
| O | 1,511 | 916 | 7,992 | ||
| R | 0 | 4,356 | 6,049 | ||
| D | 2,484 | 2,133 | 4,725 | ||
| R | 1,517 | 1,803 | 3,465 | ||
| D | 1,286 | 1,250 | 2,545 | ||
| O | 0 | 246 | 1,241 | ||
| D | 827 | 256 | 1,093 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 177 | 1,218 | ||
| D | 976 | 105 | 1,097 | ||
| D | 849 | 160 | 1,023 | ||
| D | 525 | 461 | 988 | ||
| D | 370 | 168 | 592 | ||
| D | 536 | 234 | 792 | ||
| D | 268 | 75 | 359 | ||
| D | 263 | 13 | 337 | ||
| D | 208 | 40 | 280 | ||
| D | 274 | 32 | 313 | ||
| D | 247 | 192 | 459 | ||
| D | 340 | 233 | 623 | ||
| D | 405 | 52 | 612 | ||
| D | 276 | 223 | 499 | ||
| D | 256 | 250 | 508 | ||
| D | 329 | 282 | 628 | ||
| D | 448 | 360 | 808 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.4%
English
11.3%
Irish
8.4%
German
7.4%
French
2.4%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,008
State Senate District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 33$65,008
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.2%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+46.3, this district of roughly 137,000 residents sits well outside competitive range, making general-election outcomes largely predictable and primary contests the dominant arena for political choice.
The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Alabama 33rd State Senate District, by a seventy-two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-two points in 1964. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 33rd State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,008, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 33, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 33, Alabama voted Republican by 30.6 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,132 votes cast, 6,855 went Democratic and 13,014 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 33, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 33, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in State Senate District 33, Alabama?
State Senate District 33, Alabama has a population of 45,114 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 33, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 33, Alabama is $65,008 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.