† 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
GroupSelma, ALAlabamaUnited States
African American†67.6%24.6%9.9%
Nigerian1.2%—0.2%
Jamaican0.8%—0.4%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
English8.8%12.1%9.5%
American6.4%12.8%5.3%
Irish2.5%8.0%9.4%
German2.2%6.4%12.5%
French0.6%1.1%1.6%
Scottish0.6%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.6%1.2%—
Italian0.5%1.7%4.8%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.3%3.2%11.3%
Dominican0.1%—0.7%
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
Selma, AL
Alabama
United States
Median age
41.2
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Selma, AL
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$35,627
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.0%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Selma, AL
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.0%
6.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Selma, AL
Alabama
United States
Catholic
1.2%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.1%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.8%
36.6%
51.5%
Black Protestant
11.7%
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.
Selma, AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+67.8%
1896
+76.5%
1900
+91.0%
1904
+94.3%
1908
+95.1%
1912
+95.6%
1916
+96.4%
1920
+94.4%
1924
+89.4%
1928
+46.0%
1932
+93.6%
1936
+96.9%
1940
+90.3%
1944
+89.8%
1948
−4.6%
1952
−10.1%
1956
−3.8%
1960
−15.2%
1964
−89.1%
1968
+31.7%
1972
−22.5%
1976
+10.5%
1980
+11.7%
1984
+6.6%
1988
+11.7%
1992
+18.7%
1996
+22.1%
2000
+19.5%
2004
+20.7%
2008
+34.5%
2012
+39.7%
2016
+37.6%
2020
+37.5%
2024
+32.5%
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
D
65.8%Harris10,236
33.4%Trump5,190
0.8%
D+32.5
R+5.1
D+33.9
15,547
D
68.5%Biden12,230
30.9%Trump5,524
0.6%
D+37.5
R+0.1
D+33.1
17,864
D
68.6%Clinton12,836
30.9%Trump5,789
0.5%
D+37.6
R+2.1
D+35.6
18,721
D
69.7%Obama14,612
30.0%Romney6,288
0.3%
D+39.7
D+5.3
D+35.9
20,953
D
67.1%Obama13,986
32.6%McCain6,798
0.3%
D+34.5
D+13.8
D+27.2
20,852
D
60.2%Kerry11,175
39.5%Bush7,335
0.3%
D+20.7
D+1.1
D+23.1
18,573
D
59.4%Gore10,967
39.9%Bush7,360
0.7%
D+19.5
R+2.5
D+19.0
18,464
D
59.5%Clinton10,507
37.5%Dole6,612
3.0%
D+22.1
D+3.4
D+13.5
17,654
D
56.4%Clinton11,053
37.7%Bush7,394
5.9%
D+18.7
D+7.0
D+13.1
19,604
D
55.4%Dukakis9,660
43.8%Bush7,630
0.8%
D+11.7
D+5.0
D+19.4
17,423
D
52.9%Mondale10,955
46.3%Reagan9,585
0.9%
D+6.6
R+5.1
D+24.8
20,718
D
53.8%Carter9,770
42.1%Reagan7,647
4.0%
D+11.7
D+1.2
D+21.4
18,147
D
54.2%Carter8,866
43.7%Ford7,144
2.1%
D+10.5
D+33.1
D+8.5
16,361
R
38.0%McGovern5,427
60.5%Nixon8,644
1.5%
R+22.5
R+54.2
D+0.6
14,280
O
39.2%Humphrey6,516
7.5%Nixon1,246
53.3%
Wallace +14.2
D+120.8
D+32.4
16,636
R
0.0%Johnson0
89.1%Goldwater5,888
10.9%
R+89.1
R+73.9
R+111.7
6,607
R
41.7%Kennedy2,103
56.9%Nixon2,872
1.4%
R+15.2
R+11.5
R+15.4
5,044
R
39.6%Stevenson2,121
43.4%Eisenhower2,324
17.0%
R+3.8
D+6.3
D+11.6
5,358
R
44.9%Stevenson2,082
55.1%Eisenhower2,550
0.0%
R+10.1
R+5.5
D+0.7
4,632
O
0.0%Truman0
4.6%Dewey132
95.4%
Thurmond +90.8
R+94.4
R+9.1
2,870
D
94.7%Roosevelt2,883
4.9%Dewey149
0.4%
D+89.8
R+0.4
D+82.4
3,043
D
95.1%Roosevelt3,106
4.8%Willkie157
0.1%
D+90.3
R+6.6
D+80.3
3,266
D
98.4%Roosevelt3,205
1.5%Landon49
0.1%
D+96.9
D+3.2
D+72.6
3,258
D
96.6%Roosevelt3,027
3.0%Hoover93
0.4%
D+93.6
D+47.7
D+75.9
3,133
D
73.0%Smith1,905
27.0%Hoover705
0.0%
D+46.0
R+43.4
D+63.4
2,611
D
91.8%Davis1,948
2.4%Coolidge50
5.9%
D+89.4
R+5.0
D+114.6
2,123
D
97.2%Cox2,702
2.8%Harding78
0.0%
D+94.4
R+2.0
D+120.6
2,780
D
97.9%Wilson1,565
1.4%Hughes23
0.7%
D+96.4
D+0.8
D+93.3
1,599
D
96.7%Wilson1,461
1.1%Taft16
2.3%
D+95.6
D+0.5
D+76.1
1,511
D
97.1%Bryan1,420
1.9%Taft28
1.0%
D+95.1
D+0.9
D+104.7
1,463
D
96.7%Parker1,472
2.4%Roosevelt36
1.0%
D+94.3
D+3.2
D+114.0
1,523
D
94.3%Bryan4,714
3.2%McKinley161
2.5%
D+91.0
D+14.6
D+98.6
5,001
D
87.6%Bryan4,091
11.1%McKinley519
1.3%
D+76.5
D+8.7
D+82.5
4,672
D
78.8%Cleveland7,339
11.0%Harrison1,028
10.2%
D+67.8
—
D+66.1
9,314
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
64.6%7,312
34.4%3,888
11,311
2020
D
70.2%12,503
29.7%5,298
17,816
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Selma, AL
Year
Total registered
2018
31,886
2020
31,849
2022
29,885
2024
29,534
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−434 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −9,171 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Selma, AL in Selma, AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−635
2012
−554
2013
−779
2014
−436
2015
−601
2016
−803
2017
−819
2018
−854
2019
−1,002
2021
−435
2022
−641
2023
−455
2024
−723
2025
−434
Selma's Dallas County core has long posted some of Alabama's highest Black voter-registration rates relative to population, a legacy of 1960s organizing that continues to shape turnout patterns and candidate strategy in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 89.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.5 points.
A population of 36,858, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,627 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henderson, NC and Clarksdale, MS.
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In 2024, Selma, AL, Alabama voted Democratic by 32.5 points (D+32.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,547 votes cast, 10,236 went Democratic and 5,190 went Republican.
When did Selma, AL, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Selma, AL, Alabama voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Selma, AL, Alabama?
Selma, AL, Alabama has a population of 36,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Selma, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Selma, AL, Alabama is $35,627 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Selma, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Selma, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
