† 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
GroupScottsboro, ALAlabamaUnited States
English14.5%12.1%9.5%
American13.2%12.8%5.3%
Irish9.4%8.0%9.4%
German5.6%6.4%12.5%
Scotch-Irish1.8%1.2%—
Scottish1.7%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
Dutch0.8%——
Mexican2.3%3.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
African American†2.8%24.6%9.9%
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
Scottsboro, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
43.5
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Scottsboro, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$51,908
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Scottsboro, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.3%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Scottsboro, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
4.5%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.5%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.1%
36.6%
51.5%
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.
Scottsboro, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+65.0%
1896
+65.8%
1900
+6.5%
1904
+41.4%
1908
+47.6%
1912
+60.7%
1916
+53.1%
1920
+25.7%
1924
+35.7%
1928
−17.7%
1932
+53.6%
1936
+57.6%
1940
+60.2%
1944
+48.5%
1948
−25.7%
1952
+48.5%
1956
+43.5%
1960
+40.2%
1964
−46.5%
1968
−1.5%
1972
−34.2%
1976
+46.2%
1980
+27.3%
1984
+6.2%
1988
+9.7%
1992
+26.0%
1996
+16.4%
2000
+3.3%
2004
−14.3%
2008
−36.9%
2012
−41.9%
2016
−62.7%
2020
−67.5%
2024
−71.3%
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
13.9%Harris3,276
85.2%Trump20,073
0.9%
R+71.3
R+3.8
R+69.8
23,556
R
15.7%Biden3,717
83.2%Trump19,670
1.1%
R+67.5
R+4.8
R+71.9
23,636
R
17.7%Clinton3,673
80.4%Trump16,672
1.9%
R+62.7
R+20.8
R+64.8
20,738
R
28.3%Obama5,822
70.2%Romney14,439
1.5%
R+41.9
R+4.9
R+45.7
20,577
R
30.5%Obama6,374
67.5%McCain14,083
2.0%
R+36.9
R+22.7
R+44.2
20,874
R
42.5%Kerry8,635
56.8%Bush11,534
0.7%
R+14.3
R+17.6
R+11.8
20,321
D
50.6%Gore9,066
47.3%Bush8,475
2.0%
D+3.3
R+13.1
D+2.8
17,906
D
52.7%Clinton8,204
36.3%Dole5,650
11.0%
D+16.4
R+9.6
D+7.9
15,558
D
56.2%Clinton10,628
30.2%Bush5,711
13.6%
D+26.0
D+16.3
D+20.4
18,916
D
54.3%Dukakis7,418
44.6%Bush6,090
1.2%
D+9.7
D+3.5
D+17.4
13,669
D
52.4%Mondale7,635
46.2%Reagan6,730
1.5%
D+6.2
R+21.1
D+24.4
14,582
D
61.8%Carter8,776
34.5%Reagan4,897
3.7%
D+27.3
R+18.9
D+37.0
14,203
D
71.7%Carter10,989
25.5%Ford3,913
2.8%
D+46.2
D+80.4
D+44.1
15,325
R
31.7%McGovern2,985
65.9%Nixon6,202
2.4%
R+34.2
R+32.6
R+11.0
9,410
O
9.4%Humphrey1,022
10.9%Nixon1,191
79.7%
Wallace +68.8
D+44.9
R+0.9
10,908
O
0.0%Johnson0
46.5%Goldwater2,730
53.5%
Other +7.1
R+86.7
R+69.1
5,875
D
69.9%Kennedy4,789
29.7%Nixon2,036
0.3%
D+40.2
R+3.3
D+40.0
6,848
D
71.6%Stevenson4,758
28.1%Eisenhower1,868
0.3%
D+43.5
R+5.0
D+58.9
6,647
D
74.1%Stevenson3,677
25.7%Eisenhower1,272
0.2%
D+48.5
D+74.2
D+59.3
4,959
O
0.0%Truman0
25.7%Dewey603
74.3%
Thurmond +48.6
R+74.2
R+30.2
2,347
D
74.2%Roosevelt2,967
25.7%Dewey1,026
0.2%
D+48.5
R+11.7
D+41.0
4,000
D
80.0%Roosevelt3,818
19.8%Willkie945
0.2%
D+60.2
D+2.6
D+50.3
4,772
D
78.7%Roosevelt3,450
21.1%Landon926
0.2%
D+57.6
D+4.0
D+33.3
4,383
D
76.7%Roosevelt3,112
23.1%Hoover938
0.2%
D+53.6
D+71.3
D+35.8
4,058
R
41.0%Smith2,153
58.7%Hoover3,081
0.2%
R+17.7
R+53.4
R+0.2
5,247
D
66.1%Davis1,923
30.4%Coolidge885
3.5%
D+35.7
D+10.0
D+60.9
2,909
D
62.6%Cox2,513
37.0%Harding1,483
0.4%
D+25.7
R+27.5
D+51.9
4,013
D
75.6%Wilson1,907
22.5%Hughes567
1.9%
D+53.1
R+7.5
D+50.0
2,522
D
70.8%Wilson1,597
10.2%Taft229
19.0%
D+60.7
D+13.0
D+41.1
2,255
D
71.5%Bryan1,404
23.9%Taft469
4.6%
D+47.6
D+6.3
D+57.2
1,963
D
69.6%Parker1,641
28.3%Roosevelt666
2.1%
D+41.4
D+34.9
D+61.0
2,357
D
52.4%Bryan1,933
45.9%McKinley1,694
1.7%
D+6.5
R+59.3
D+14.0
3,691
D
81.2%Bryan3,556
15.4%McKinley675
3.4%
D+65.8
D+0.8
D+71.9
4,379
D
65.0%Cleveland3,044
0.0%Harrison0
35.0%
D+65.0
—
D+63.4
4,682
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
11.4%1,518
86.9%11,617
13,372
2020
R
19.5%4,587
80.4%18,888
23,504
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Scottsboro, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
37,767
2020
39,655
2022
39,179
2024
40,987
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+537 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,480 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Scottsboro, AL in Scottsboro, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+74
2012
−105
2013
−28
2014
−312
2015
−164
2016
−16
2017
−29
2018
−69
2019
+128
2021
+571
2022
+542
2023
+788
2024
+563
2025
+537
Scottsboro, AL sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 71.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.3 points.
A population of 53,053, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,908 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tullahoma-Manchester, TN and Paragould, AR.
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In 2024, Scottsboro, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 71.3 points (R+71.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,556 votes cast, 3,276 went Democratic and 20,073 went Republican.
When did Scottsboro, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scottsboro, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Scottsboro, AL, Alabama?
Scottsboro, AL, Alabama has a population of 53,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scottsboro, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Scottsboro, AL, Alabama is $51,908 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Scottsboro, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Scottsboro, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
