† 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
3 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
GroupDothan, ALAlabamaUnited States
English13.4%12.1%9.5%
American9.6%12.8%5.3%
Irish9.2%8.0%9.4%
German6.2%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.9%1.2%—
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
African American†22.9%24.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Mexican2.7%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Dothan, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
41.4
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dothan, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$57,746
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dothan, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dothan, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
2.9%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
56.0%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
23.2%
36.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.9%
6.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.3%
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.
Dothan, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+60.6%
1896
+66.6%
1900
+34.0%
1904
+41.7%
1908
+39.8%
1912
+61.4%
1916
+47.2%
1920
+32.4%
1924
+59.0%
1928
+3.4%
1932
+88.9%
1936
+86.9%
1940
+80.2%
1944
+81.1%
1948
−11.9%
1952
+36.7%
1956
+31.9%
1960
+19.1%
1964
−85.2%
1968
+4.9%
1972
−66.9%
1976
+7.5%
1980
−17.9%
1984
−46.9%
1988
−42.1%
1992
−21.4%
1996
−23.6%
2000
−36.7%
2004
−48.8%
2008
−43.3%
2012
−42.9%
2016
−51.5%
2020
−48.5%
2024
−53.6%
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
22.7%Harris15,006
76.3%Trump50,387
1.0%
R+53.6
R+5.1
R+52.1
66,070
R
25.2%Biden17,118
73.6%Trump50,073
1.2%
R+48.5
D+3.1
R+52.9
68,016
R
23.4%Clinton14,481
74.9%Trump46,354
1.6%
R+51.5
R+8.7
R+53.6
61,854
R
28.2%Obama17,489
71.1%Romney44,073
0.7%
R+42.9
D+0.4
R+46.7
61,998
R
28.0%Obama17,377
71.3%McCain44,256
0.7%
R+43.3
D+5.5
R+50.6
62,040
R
25.3%Kerry13,709
74.1%Bush40,097
0.5%
R+48.8
R+12.1
R+46.3
54,082
R
30.8%Gore14,963
67.5%Bush32,792
1.6%
R+36.7
R+13.1
R+37.2
48,548
R
34.3%Clinton14,984
57.9%Dole25,283
7.8%
R+23.6
R+2.1
R+32.1
43,683
R
33.1%Clinton15,283
54.6%Bush25,173
12.3%
R+21.4
D+20.6
R+27.0
46,126
R
28.7%Dukakis11,892
70.8%Bush29,305
0.4%
R+42.1
D+4.8
R+34.4
41,377
R
25.8%Mondale11,049
72.8%Reagan31,114
1.4%
R+46.9
R+29.1
R+28.7
42,755
R
40.1%Carter15,524
57.9%Reagan22,444
2.0%
R+17.9
R+25.4
R+8.1
38,745
D
53.1%Carter17,914
45.6%Ford15,387
1.2%
D+7.5
D+74.4
D+5.4
33,711
R
16.2%McGovern4,260
83.1%Nixon21,887
0.8%
R+66.9
R+71.8
R+43.7
26,353
O
9.3%Humphrey2,823
4.4%Nixon1,342
86.3%
Wallace +77.0
D+90.1
D+5.6
30,409
R
0.0%Johnson0
85.2%Goldwater17,751
14.8%
R+85.2
R+104.3
R+107.8
20,835
D
59.3%Kennedy9,062
40.2%Nixon6,145
0.5%
D+19.1
R+12.8
D+18.9
15,290
D
62.9%Stevenson8,598
31.0%Eisenhower4,240
6.1%
D+31.9
R+4.9
D+47.3
13,672
D
68.1%Stevenson8,448
31.3%Eisenhower3,888
0.6%
D+36.7
D+48.6
D+47.5
12,412
O
0.0%Truman0
11.9%Dewey759
88.1%
Thurmond +76.2
R+93.0
R+16.4
6,376
D
90.3%Roosevelt6,988
9.2%Dewey713
0.4%
D+81.1
D+0.9
D+73.6
7,735
D
89.9%Roosevelt8,466
9.7%Willkie916
0.3%
D+80.2
R+6.7
D+70.3
9,412
D
93.3%Roosevelt8,115
6.4%Landon560
0.2%
D+86.9
R+2.0
D+62.6
8,695
D
94.4%Roosevelt8,163
5.4%Hoover469
0.2%
D+88.9
D+85.6
D+71.1
8,651
D
51.6%Smith4,590
48.3%Hoover4,292
0.1%
D+3.4
R+55.7
D+20.8
8,887
D
77.7%Davis3,738
18.7%Coolidge898
3.7%
D+59.0
D+26.6
D+84.2
4,812
D
65.6%Cox4,248
33.2%Harding2,148
1.2%
D+32.4
R+14.8
D+58.6
6,473
D
72.4%Wilson3,795
25.2%Hughes1,320
2.4%
D+47.2
R+14.2
D+44.1
5,242
D
66.9%Wilson2,762
5.5%Taft228
27.6%
D+61.4
D+21.6
D+41.8
4,128
D
65.7%Bryan2,542
25.9%Taft1,002
8.4%
D+39.8
R+1.9
D+49.4
3,868
D
64.8%Parker2,692
23.1%Roosevelt961
12.0%
D+41.7
D+7.7
D+61.3
4,153
D
63.9%Bryan2,663
29.9%McKinley1,247
6.1%
D+34.0
R+32.7
D+41.5
4,166
D
80.1%Bryan4,306
13.4%McKinley721
6.5%
D+66.6
D+6.1
D+72.7
5,379
D
62.9%Cleveland3,509
2.4%Harrison133
34.7%
D+60.6
—
D+58.9
5,575
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
19.3%8,177
79.0%33,444
42,318
2020
R
28.7%19,488
71.1%48,243
67,835
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Dothan, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
106,439
2020
114,548
2022
113,030
2024
117,779
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+983 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +7,696 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Dothan, AL in Dothan, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+362
2012
+569
2013
−97
2014
+221
2015
+85
2016
−332
2017
+47
2018
+324
2019
+1,077
2021
+839
2022
+1,420
2023
+1,025
2024
+1,173
2025
+983
Dothan anchors the Alabama Wiregrass region, where Fort Novosel's presence and a historically agricultural economy shape a metro that broke against the 2024 national Democratic margin by roughly 30 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 85.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.6 points.
A population of 152,674, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,746 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Enterprise, AL and Anniston-Oxford, AL.
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In 2024, Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 53.6 points (R+53.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,070 votes cast, 15,006 went Democratic and 50,387 went Republican.
When did Dothan, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Dothan, AL, Alabama has a population of 152,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama is $57,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dothan, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
