† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupAnniston-Oxford, ALAlabamaUnited States
English14.2%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.7%8.0%9.4%
American10.2%12.8%5.3%
German7.6%6.4%12.5%
Scottish2.5%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.5%1.7%4.8%
French1.1%1.1%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.1%1.2%—
African American†19.8%24.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.8%—0.4%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Mexican3.1%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.3
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$55,029
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
2.9%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
56.6%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
28.1%
36.6%
51.5%
Black Protestant
6.3%
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.
Anniston-Oxford, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+59.6%
1896
+36.5%
1900
+47.2%
1904
+65.6%
1908
+40.9%
1912
+60.5%
1916
+65.6%
1920
+49.6%
1924
+40.5%
1928
−9.0%
1932
+72.6%
1936
+75.4%
1940
+74.2%
1944
+71.8%
1948
−20.5%
1952
+44.3%
1956
+33.1%
1960
+32.8%
1964
−63.1%
1968
+4.1%
1972
−54.9%
1976
+26.6%
1980
−1.3%
1984
−27.7%
1988
−21.7%
1992
−9.7%
1996
−6.4%
2000
−16.8%
2004
−32.6%
2008
−32.5%
2012
−31.9%
2016
−41.6%
2020
−39.0%
2024
−44.6%
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
27.1%Harris13,194
71.8%Trump34,912
1.1%
R+44.6
R+5.6
R+43.2
48,653
R
29.8%Biden15,216
68.8%Trump35,101
1.3%
R+39.0
D+2.6
R+43.5
50,983
R
28.0%Clinton13,242
69.6%Trump32,865
2.4%
R+41.6
R+9.6
R+43.6
47,223
R
33.5%Obama15,511
65.5%Romney30,278
1.0%
R+31.9
D+0.6
R+35.8
46,257
R
33.2%Obama16,334
65.7%McCain32,348
1.1%
R+32.5
±0.0
R+39.8
49,242
R
33.3%Kerry15,083
65.9%Bush29,814
0.8%
R+32.6
R+15.8
R+30.1
45,249
R
40.6%Gore15,781
57.3%Bush22,306
2.1%
R+16.8
R+10.4
R+17.3
38,909
R
42.6%Clinton15,725
49.0%Dole18,088
8.4%
R+6.4
D+3.3
R+14.9
36,911
R
38.4%Clinton16,453
48.2%Bush20,623
13.4%
R+9.7
D+11.9
R+15.3
42,800
R
36.7%Dukakis12,451
58.3%Bush19,806
5.0%
R+21.7
D+6.0
R+13.9
33,968
R
33.5%Mondale12,752
61.2%Reagan23,291
5.4%
R+27.7
R+26.4
R+9.5
38,082
R
47.9%Carter17,017
49.2%Reagan17,475
3.0%
R+1.3
R+27.9
D+8.4
35,541
D
62.6%Carter20,466
36.0%Ford11,763
1.4%
D+26.6
D+81.5
D+24.5
32,700
R
22.0%McGovern5,832
76.9%Nixon20,364
1.0%
R+54.9
R+59.0
R+31.7
26,471
O
15.5%Humphrey4,146
11.4%Nixon3,061
73.1%
Wallace +57.6
D+67.2
D+4.7
26,775
R
0.0%Johnson0
63.1%Goldwater10,635
36.9%
R+63.1
R+95.9
R+85.7
16,845
D
66.0%Kennedy9,590
33.2%Nixon4,821
0.9%
D+32.8
R+0.3
D+32.6
14,536
D
65.2%Stevenson9,069
32.2%Eisenhower4,473
2.6%
D+33.1
R+11.2
D+48.5
13,900
D
71.7%Stevenson8,023
27.4%Eisenhower3,064
0.9%
D+44.3
D+64.8
D+55.1
11,193
O
0.0%Truman0
20.5%Dewey856
79.5%
Thurmond +59.1
R+92.3
R+25.0
4,181
D
85.6%Roosevelt4,308
13.8%Dewey694
0.6%
D+71.8
R+2.4
D+64.4
5,030
D
86.9%Roosevelt4,408
12.7%Willkie645
0.4%
D+74.2
R+1.2
D+64.3
5,071
D
87.1%Roosevelt4,322
11.7%Landon581
1.2%
D+75.4
D+2.8
D+51.1
4,961
D
86.0%Roosevelt4,392
13.4%Hoover685
0.6%
D+72.6
D+81.6
D+54.8
5,108
R
45.5%Smith2,117
54.5%Hoover2,537
0.0%
R+9.0
R+49.5
D+8.4
4,655
D
67.6%Davis1,907
27.2%Coolidge766
5.2%
D+40.5
R+9.2
D+65.7
2,819
D
74.4%Cox3,423
24.8%Harding1,139
0.8%
D+49.6
R+16.0
D+75.8
4,601
D
81.8%Wilson2,231
16.2%Hughes442
2.0%
D+65.6
D+5.1
D+62.5
2,727
D
70.6%Wilson1,666
10.1%Taft238
19.3%
D+60.5
D+19.6
D+41.0
2,359
D
67.8%Bryan1,438
26.9%Taft570
5.3%
D+40.9
R+24.7
D+50.5
2,121
D
80.5%Parker1,556
14.8%Roosevelt287
4.7%
D+65.6
D+18.4
D+85.3
1,933
D
68.4%Bryan1,835
21.1%McKinley567
10.5%
D+47.2
D+10.8
D+54.8
2,684
D
64.9%Bryan2,788
28.4%McKinley1,222
6.7%
D+36.5
R+23.2
D+42.5
4,296
D
63.9%Cleveland3,249
4.3%Harrison218
31.8%
D+59.6
—
D+58.0
5,084
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
24.5%7,365
73.2%22,008
30,081
2020
R
33.1%16,808
66.8%33,936
50,821
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Anniston-Oxford, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
76,168
2020
81,674
2022
80,216
2024
84,073
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−69 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,767 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Anniston-Oxford, AL in Anniston-Oxford, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−752
2012
−606
2013
−659
2014
−534
2015
−438
2016
−502
2017
−259
2018
−159
2019
−475
2021
−123
2022
+655
2023
+893
2024
+261
2025
−69
Anchored by a former steel and munitions manufacturing base, Anniston-Oxford sits in the Alabama Piedmont and has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting both its rural surroundings and a shrinking but historically union-tied workforce.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 63.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.6 points.
A population of 116,090, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,029 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dothan, AL and Gadsden, AL.
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How did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+44.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,653 votes cast, 13,194 went Democratic and 34,912 went Republican.
When did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama has a population of 116,090 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama is $55,029 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
