Baldwin County, Alabama: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+81 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 246,9892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Thomas County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Baldwin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Baldwin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +8.8% |
| 1880 | +7.2% |
| 1884 | +5.0% |
| 1888 | +13.9% |
| 1892 | +38.4% |
| 1896 | +27.3% |
| 1900 | +5.2% |
| 1904 | +53.4% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.3% |
| 1916 | +48.2% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +24.0% |
| 1928 | −2.6% |
| 1932 | +55.9% |
| 1936 | +64.2% |
| 1940 | +59.0% |
| 1944 | +47.9% |
| 1948 | −22.3% |
| 1952 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | −4.9% |
| 1960 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | −81.1% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −66.3% |
| 1976 | −17.7% |
| 1980 | −36.0% |
| 1984 | −53.5% |
| 1988 | −46.8% |
| 1992 | −30.3% |
| 1996 | −35.5% |
| 2000 | −47.6% |
| 2004 | −53.9% |
| 2008 | −51.4% |
| 2012 | −55.8% |
| 2016 | −58.0% |
| 2020 | −53.8% |
| 2024 | −58.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24,934 | 95,798 | 122,249 | ||
| R | 24,578 | 83,544 | 109,679 | ||
| R | 18,458 | 72,883 | 93,805 | ||
| R | 18,424 | 66,016 | 85,338 | ||
| R | 19,386 | 61,271 | 81,413 | ||
| R | 15,599 | 52,971 | 69,320 | ||
| R | 13,997 | 40,872 | 56,480 | ||
| R | 12,776 | 29,487 | 47,119 | ||
| R | 12,195 | 26,270 | 46,476 | ||
| R | 9,271 | 25,933 | 35,598 | ||
| R | 7,272 | 24,964 | 33,045 | ||
| R | 8,448 | 18,652 | 28,353 | ||
| R | 9,191 | 13,256 | 22,967 | ||
| R | 2,923 | 15,104 | 18,375 | ||
| O | 1,821 | 2,154 | 18,404 | ||
| R | 0 | 10,870 | 13,400 | ||
| D | 5,647 | 4,812 | 10,636 | ||
| R | 3,878 | 4,293 | 8,415 | ||
| D | 3,386 | 3,179 | 6,617 | ||
| O | 0 | 767 | 3,445 | ||
| D | 2,002 | 695 | 2,727 | ||
| D | 2,681 | 617 | 3,501 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 433 | 2,966 | ||
| D | 2,097 | 544 | 2,780 | ||
| R | 1,317 | 1,388 | 2,719 | ||
| D | 1,023 | 549 | 1,978 | ||
| D | 1,230 | 556 | 1,937 | ||
| D | 766 | 216 | 1,140 | ||
| D | 623 | 37 | 926 | ||
| D | 439 | 109 | 639 | ||
| D | 454 | 126 | 614 | ||
| D | 444 | 396 | 921 | ||
| D | 726 | 404 | 1,181 | ||
| D | 912 | 382 | 1,382 | ||
| D | 724 | 547 | 1,271 | ||
| D | 776 | 702 | 1,488 | ||
| D | 767 | 663 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 789 | 662 | 1,451 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.5%
English
15.6%
Irish
10.4%
German
10.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.3%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
6.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,775
Baldwin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Baldwin County$78,775
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Baldwin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Baldwin County's Gulf Coast growth has drawn retirees and transplants without softening its Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin of R+58 ranks among the widest in Alabama.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-one points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A population of 246,989, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,775 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thomas County and Pickens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Baldwin County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baldwin County, Alabama voted Republican by 58.0 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 122,249 votes cast, 24,934 went Democratic and 95,798 went Republican.
What is Baldwin County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Baldwin County, Alabama in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Baldwin County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baldwin County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Baldwin County, Alabama?
Baldwin County, Alabama has a population of 246,989 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baldwin County, Alabama?
Median household income in Baldwin County, Alabama is $78,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Baldwin County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baldwin County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.