† 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
20042024
Boundary 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
GroupMontgomeryAlabamaUnited States
African American†60.8%24.6%9.9%
African1.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Kenyan0.2%——
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
American20.2%12.8%5.3%
English6.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish3.4%8.0%9.4%
German3.0%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.1%2.0%1.3%
Italian0.8%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.2%—
French0.5%1.1%1.6%
Mexican2.9%3.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Korean1.6%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
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
Montgomery
Alabama
United States
Median age
36.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Montgomery
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$56,811
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.5%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.8%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Montgomery
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.5%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
3.9%
13.6%
Korean
1.2%
0.2%
0.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Montgomery
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.
Montgomery, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+5.1%
2008
+23.0%
2012
+30.3%
2016
+31.4%
2020
+38.7%
2024
+38.6%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
68.5%Harris51,654
29.9%Trump22,550
1.6%
D+38.6
R+0.1
D+40.1
75,413
D
68.7%Biden58,170
30.0%Trump25,385
1.3%
D+38.7
D+7.3
D+34.3
84,686
D
64.1%Clinton53,687
32.7%Trump27,372
3.2%
D+31.4
D+1.2
D+29.3
83,702
D
64.9%Obama58,294
34.6%Romney31,104
0.5%
D+30.3
D+7.3
D+26.4
89,845
D
61.2%Obama57,445
38.2%McCain35,844
0.7%
D+23.0
D+17.9
D+15.7
93,910
D
52.3%Kerry41,739
47.2%Bush37,653
0.5%
D+5.1
—
D+7.6
79,771
Montgomery's population is roughly 60% Black, making it one of Alabama's most reliably Democratic-voting cities and a key driver of Jefferson and Montgomery County turnout models in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 38.6 points.
A population of 197,494, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,811 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon-Bibb County and Shreveport.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Montgomery, Alabama voted Democratic by 38.6 points (D+38.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 75,413 votes cast, 51,654 went Democratic and 22,550 went Republican.
How many people live in Montgomery, Alabama?
Montgomery, Alabama has a population of 197,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery, Alabama?
Median household income in Montgomery, Alabama is $56,811 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Montgomery, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Montgomery, Alabama from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
