congressional districtAlabama 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+24.1
2008R+26.2
2012R+29.1
2016R+32.8
2020R+27.0
2024R+29.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+4.8R+24.1 → R+29.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+27.5R+29.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.8% of 563,320 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
122,365
224,798
6,357
353,520
563,320
62.8%
2020
122,869
216,419
6,956
346,244
520,474†
66.5%
2016
92,168
189,851
16,011
298,030
497,558†
59.9%
2012
97,774
179,612
4,251
281,637
474,995†
59.3%
2008
101,244
174,564
4,100
279,908
448,435†
62.4%
2004
93,017
152,864
2,162
248,043
421,875†
58.8%
† 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-5AlabamaUnited States
English14.5%12.1%9.5%
American12.7%12.8%5.3%
Irish9.4%8.0%9.4%
German8.4%6.4%12.5%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.0%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.2%—
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
African American†16.6%24.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican3.8%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
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-5
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL-5
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$77,752
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.1%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL-5
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.1%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−24.1%
2008
−26.2%
2012
−29.1%
2016
−32.8%
2020
−27.0%
2024
−29.0%
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
5
R
0.0%0
95.4%250,322
262,410
2022
5
R
29.6%62,740
67.1%142,435
212,317
2020
5
R
0.0%0
95.8%253,094
264,160
2018
5
R
38.9%101,388
61.0%159,063
260,673
2016
5
R
33.2%102,234
66.7%205,647
308,326
2014
5
R
0.0%0
74.4%115,338
154,974
2012
5
R
34.9%101,772
64.9%189,185
291,293
2010
5
R
42.0%95,192
57.9%131,109
226,490
2008
5
D
51.5%158,324
47.9%147,314
307,282
2006
5
D
98.3%143,015
0.0%0
145,555
2004
5
D
73.0%200,999
26.9%74,145
275,459
2002
5
D
73.3%143,029
24.7%48,226
195,171
2000
5
D
88.8%186,059
0.0%0
209,514
1998
5
D
69.7%134,819
30.3%58,536
193,490
1996
5
D
55.7%114,442
42.2%86,727
205,547
1994
5
D
50.5%88,693
49.5%86,923
175,693
1992
5
D
65.6%160,060
31.9%77,951
244,133
1990
5
D
67.1%113,047
32.9%55,326
168,383
1988
5
D
64.4%120,142
34.6%64,491
186,623
1986
5
D
78.9%125,406
21.1%33,528
158,934
1984
5
D
95.9%140,542
0.0%0
146,575
1982
5
D
80.7%108,807
18.2%24,593
134,880
1980
5
D
93.8%117,626
0.0%0
125,356
1978
5
D
96.8%68,985
0.0%0
71,236
1976
5
D
100.0%113,553
0.0%0
113,560
Alabama's 5th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Madison, Morgan, Limestone, Jackson, and Lawrence counties. About 717,700 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 39.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+29.5 in 2012, R+32.8 in 2016, R+27.0 in 2020, and R+29.0 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 32.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.0 points.
A population of 717,749, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,752 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 4.
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How did Alabama 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 29.0 points (R+29.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 353,520 votes cast, 122,365 went Democratic and 224,798 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 5th Congressional District?
Alabama 5th Congressional District has a population of 717,749 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Alabama 5th Congressional District is $77,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabama 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
