congressional districtAlabama 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+30.7
2008R+24.0
2012R+26.3
2016R+31.1
2020R+30.0
2024R+35.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+5.2R+30.7 → R+35.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+34.4R+35.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 59.0% of 555,994 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
103,115
220,845
4,071
328,031
555,994
59.0%
2020
111,472
208,918
4,238
324,628
534,575†
60.7%
2016
97,457
190,051
9,874
297,382
516,785†
57.5%
2012
105,184
181,123
2,759
289,066
493,886†
58.5%
2008
109,745
180,096
3,038
292,879
475,884†
61.5%
2004
86,315
163,675
1,924
251,914
457,882†
55.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAL-1AlabamaUnited States
American11.9%12.8%5.3%
English11.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish8.4%8.0%9.4%
German7.3%6.4%12.5%
French2.3%1.1%1.6%
Italian1.9%1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.2%—
African American†24.4%24.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Mexican1.7%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Spaniard0.2%——
Vietnamese0.5%—0.6%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
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
AL-1
Alabama
United States
Median age
41.8
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL-1
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$66,291
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.2%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL-1
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL-1
Alabama
United States
Catholic
—
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Alabama 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.7%
2008
−24.0%
2012
−26.3%
2016
−31.1%
2020
−30.0%
2024
−35.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
R
21.5%70,929
78.4%258,619
329,854
2022
1
R
0.0%0
83.6%140,592
168,150
2020
1
R
35.5%116,949
64.4%211,825
329,075
2018
1
R
36.8%89,226
63.2%153,228
242,617
2016
1
R
0.0%0
96.4%208,083
215,893
2014
1
R
31.7%48,278
68.2%103,758
152,234
2012
1
R
0.0%0
97.9%196,374
200,676
2010
1
R
0.0%0
82.6%129,063
156,281
2008
1
R
0.0%0
98.3%210,660
214,367
2006
1
R
31.8%52,770
68.1%112,944
165,841
2004
1
R
36.8%93,938
63.1%161,067
255,164
2002
1
R
37.8%67,507
60.5%108,102
178,687
2000
1
R
0.0%0
91.3%151,188
165,669
1998
1
R
0.0%0
99.4%112,872
113,564
1996
1
R
33.8%69,470
64.4%132,206
205,417
1994
1
R
32.7%50,227
67.3%103,431
153,767
1992
1
R
36.8%78,742
60.2%128,874
214,204
1990
1
R
0.0%0
99.6%82,185
82,530
1988
1
R
40.0%77,670
59.3%115,173
194,363
1986
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%96,469
96,469
1984
1
R
49.0%98,455
51.0%102,479
200,934
1982
1
R
37.7%54,315
61.0%87,901
144,028
1980
1
R
0.0%0
94.8%111,089
117,221
1978
1
R
36.1%40,450
63.9%71,711
112,161
1976
1
R
37.5%58,906
62.5%98,257
157,170
Alabama's 1st congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Mobile, Baldwin, Covington, and Escambia counties. About 717,600 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 41.8.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+26.5 in 2012, R+31.1 in 2016, R+30.0 in 2020, and R+35.9 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.9 points.
A population of 717,552, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,291 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Alabama 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 35.9 points (R+35.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 328,031 votes cast, 103,115 went Democratic and 220,845 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 1st Congressional District?
Alabama 1st Congressional District has a population of 717,552 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Alabama 1st Congressional District is $66,291 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabama 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
