congressional districtAlabama 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+17.9
2008R+7.7
2012R+5.5
2016R+10.8
2020R+8.6
2024R+14.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+3.6R+17.9 → R+14.3
vs. U.S. · 2024R+12.8R+14.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 54.5% of 537,843 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
123,986
165,938
3,326
293,250
537,843
54.5%
2020
139,947
166,772
3,633
310,352
533,906†
58.1%
2016
127,402
159,323
7,840
294,565
534,500†
55.1%
2012
143,290
160,225
2,411
305,926
524,675†
58.3%
2008
141,069
164,807
3,355
309,231
510,293†
60.6%
2004
109,258
157,107
1,276
267,641
495,910†
54.0%
† 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-2AlabamaUnited States
American15.9%12.8%5.3%
English9.6%12.1%9.5%
Irish6.3%8.0%9.4%
German5.1%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.3%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.9%1.2%—
African American†38.6%24.6%9.9%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Mexican2.6%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%0.5%
Korean0.6%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
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-2
Alabama
United States
Median age
37.7
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL-2
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$52,839
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.8%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL-2
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.5%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL-2
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 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.9%
2008
−7.7%
2012
−5.5%
2016
−10.8%
2020
−8.6%
2024
−14.3%
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
2
D
54.6%158,041
45.4%131,414
289,674
2022
2
R
29.2%58,014
69.1%137,460
198,961
2020
2
R
34.7%105,286
65.2%197,996
303,569
2018
2
R
38.4%86,931
61.4%138,879
226,230
2016
2
R
40.5%112,089
48.8%134,886
276,584
2014
2
R
32.6%54,692
67.3%113,103
167,952
2012
2
R
36.3%103,092
63.6%180,591
283,953
2010
2
R
48.8%106,865
51.0%111,645
219,028
2008
2
D
50.2%144,368
49.6%142,578
287,394
2006
2
R
30.4%54,450
69.5%124,302
178,919
2004
2
R
28.5%70,562
71.4%177,086
247,947
2002
2
R
29.5%55,495
68.8%129,233
187,965
2000
2
R
29.2%64,958
68.2%151,830
222,636
1998
2
R
30.7%58,136
69.3%131,428
189,669
1996
2
R
35.4%74,317
63.2%132,563
209,793
1994
2
R
26.4%44,694
73.6%124,465
169,213
1992
2
R
47.9%109,335
49.5%112,906
228,160
1990
2
R
48.7%83,243
51.3%87,649
170,911
1988
2
R
0.0%0
94.2%120,408
127,861
1986
2
R
33.3%57,568
66.7%115,302
172,870
1984
2
R
38.6%75,506
60.3%118,153
195,815
1982
2
R
49.6%81,904
50.4%83,290
165,194
1980
2
R
36.7%63,447
60.6%104,796
172,962
1978
2
R
46.0%49,341
54.0%57,924
107,265
1976
2
R
42.4%66,288
57.6%90,069
156,362
Alabama's 2nd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Montgomery, Houston, Coffee, Russell, and Dale counties. About 717,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 37.7.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+5.6 in 2012, R+10.8 in 2016, R+8.6 in 2020, and R+14.3 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.
A population of 717,898, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,839 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 5.
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How did Alabama 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 293,250 votes cast, 123,986 went Democratic and 165,938 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 2nd Congressional District?
Alabama 2nd Congressional District has a population of 717,898 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Alabama 2nd Congressional District is $52,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabama 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
