† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlexander City, ALAlabamaUnited States
English12.5%12.1%9.5%
American10.8%12.8%5.3%
Irish10.4%8.0%9.4%
German6.1%6.4%12.5%
Italian1.7%1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.3%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.1%1.2%—
Welsh0.9%——
African American†22.2%24.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Ethiopian0.5%——
Mexican1.7%3.2%11.3%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Venezuelan0.2%——
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
Alexander City, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
45.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.4%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alexander City, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$59,356
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.3%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alexander City, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alexander City, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
2.1%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
53.3%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.9%
36.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.3%
6.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
6.5%
7.3%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alexander City, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+50.8%
1896
+56.3%
1900
+35.0%
1904
+73.1%
1908
+75.3%
1912
+81.5%
1916
+85.7%
1920
+77.9%
1924
+99.5%
1928
+19.1%
1932
+92.0%
1936
+92.4%
1940
+93.5%
1944
+92.0%
1948
−6.3%
1952
+61.9%
1956
+45.3%
1960
+43.3%
1964
−76.1%
1968
+1.1%
1972
−59.2%
1976
+18.1%
1980
+9.6%
1984
−33.6%
1988
−29.4%
1992
−15.8%
1996
−10.5%
2000
−22.3%
2004
−38.7%
2008
−36.5%
2012
−32.3%
2016
−41.7%
2020
−43.4%
2024
−49.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.8%Harris4,975
74.3%Trump14,884
0.8%
R+49.5
R+6.1
R+48.0
20,023
R
27.9%Biden5,859
71.3%Trump14,963
0.8%
R+43.4
R+1.6
R+47.8
20,991
R
28.5%Clinton5,519
70.3%Trump13,594
1.2%
R+41.7
R+9.5
R+43.8
19,346
R
33.6%Obama6,319
65.8%Romney12,396
0.6%
R+32.3
D+4.2
R+36.1
18,829
R
31.4%Obama6,063
67.9%McCain13,116
0.7%
R+36.5
D+2.1
R+43.8
19,311
R
30.4%Kerry5,451
69.0%Bush12,392
0.6%
R+38.7
R+16.4
R+36.2
17,952
R
38.0%Gore6,183
60.3%Bush9,805
1.6%
R+22.3
R+11.8
R+22.8
16,253
R
41.0%Clinton6,071
51.5%Dole7,627
7.5%
R+10.5
D+5.3
R+19.0
14,815
R
36.9%Clinton5,703
52.7%Bush8,140
10.4%
R+15.8
D+13.6
R+21.3
15,456
R
34.6%Dukakis4,598
63.9%Bush8,502
1.5%
R+29.4
D+4.2
R+21.6
13,298
R
32.6%Mondale4,458
66.2%Reagan9,045
1.2%
R+33.6
R+43.1
R+15.3
13,666
D
53.4%Carter7,260
43.8%Reagan5,958
2.8%
D+9.6
R+8.5
D+19.3
13,603
D
57.8%Carter7,614
39.8%Ford5,237
2.4%
D+18.1
D+77.3
D+16.0
13,163
R
19.5%McGovern2,113
78.7%Nixon8,535
1.8%
R+59.2
R+60.3
R+36.1
10,843
O
11.3%Humphrey1,331
10.2%Nixon1,205
78.5%
Wallace +67.3
D+77.2
D+1.8
11,821
R
0.0%Johnson0
76.1%Goldwater5,530
23.9%
R+76.1
R+119.4
R+98.7
7,263
D
71.4%Kennedy5,460
28.1%Nixon2,150
0.5%
D+43.3
R+2.0
D+43.1
7,648
D
72.0%Stevenson5,070
26.7%Eisenhower1,879
1.3%
D+45.3
R+16.6
D+60.7
7,042
D
80.9%Stevenson5,055
19.0%Eisenhower1,187
0.1%
D+61.9
D+68.2
D+72.7
6,249
O
0.0%Truman0
6.3%Dewey156
93.7%
Thurmond +87.4
R+98.3
R+10.8
2,474
D
95.9%Roosevelt3,326
3.9%Dewey136
0.2%
D+92.0
R+1.6
D+84.5
3,469
D
96.6%Roosevelt4,325
3.1%Willkie139
0.2%
D+93.5
D+1.2
D+83.6
4,475
D
96.1%Roosevelt3,625
3.7%Landon141
0.2%
D+92.4
D+0.4
D+68.1
3,772
D
95.9%Roosevelt3,391
3.9%Hoover138
0.2%
D+92.0
D+72.9
D+74.2
3,537
D
59.5%Smith1,849
40.5%Hoover1,257
0.0%
D+19.1
R+80.5
D+36.5
3,107
D
99.6%Davis1,713
0.1%Coolidge1
0.3%
D+99.5
D+21.6
D+124.7
1,720
D
88.4%Cox2,257
10.5%Harding269
1.0%
D+77.9
R+7.8
D+104.1
2,552
D
92.0%Wilson1,892
6.3%Hughes129
1.8%
D+85.7
D+4.2
D+82.6
2,057
D
86.1%Wilson1,586
4.6%Taft84
9.4%
D+81.5
D+6.2
D+62.0
1,843
D
81.6%Bryan1,343
6.3%Taft104
12.1%
D+75.3
D+2.2
D+84.8
1,646
D
84.1%Parker1,791
11.0%Roosevelt234
4.9%
D+73.1
D+38.1
D+92.8
2,130
D
66.0%Bryan2,557
31.0%McKinley1,202
3.0%
D+35.0
R+21.3
D+42.5
3,874
D
75.5%Bryan2,691
19.2%McKinley685
5.2%
D+56.3
D+5.5
D+62.4
3,563
D
57.9%Cleveland2,470
7.2%Harrison306
34.9%
D+50.8
—
D+49.1
4,263
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
21.5%2,914
76.8%10,421
13,568
2020
R
29.9%6,255
70.0%14,668
20,943
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Alexander City, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
30,601
2020
32,074
2022
31,822
2024
32,578
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+226 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +260 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Alexander City, AL in Alexander City, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−40
2012
−340
2013
+60
2014
−66
2015
−262
2016
+48
2017
+219
2018
+44
2019
−18
2021
+90
2022
+100
2023
−3
2024
+202
2025
+226
Alexander City, AL sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.5 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 76.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.5 points.
A population of 40,938, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,356 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anniston-Oxford, AL and Dothan, AL.
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In 2024, Alexander City, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,023 votes cast, 4,975 went Democratic and 14,884 went Republican.
When did Alexander City, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alexander City, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Alexander City, AL, Alabama?
Alexander City, AL, Alabama has a population of 40,938 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alexander City, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Alexander City, AL, Alabama is $59,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alexander City, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alexander City, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
