Blount County, Alabama: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+81%. Republican peak: R+82 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+81MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 59,5182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,1902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- George County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Blount CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Blount County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +60.3% |
| 1880 | +67.0% |
| 1884 | +52.6% |
| 1888 | +66.4% |
| 1892 | +57.0% |
| 1896 | −3.9% |
| 1900 | +12.5% |
| 1904 | +19.5% |
| 1908 | +7.5% |
| 1912 | +24.1% |
| 1916 | +9.4% |
| 1920 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | +15.2% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +57.7% |
| 1936 | +57.4% |
| 1940 | +52.5% |
| 1944 | +36.1% |
| 1948 | −30.1% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +9.8% |
| 1960 | +14.2% |
| 1964 | −64.7% |
| 1968 | −18.5% |
| 1972 | −60.0% |
| 1976 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | −9.1% |
| 1984 | −38.2% |
| 1988 | −31.5% |
| 1992 | −20.9% |
| 1996 | −26.1% |
| 2000 | −42.8% |
| 2004 | −62.5% |
| 2008 | −69.5% |
| 2012 | −74.1% |
| 2016 | −81.7% |
| 2020 | −80.0% |
| 2024 | −80.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,576 | 25,354 | 28,163 | ||
| R | 2,640 | 24,711 | 27,588 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 22,859 | 25,353 | ||
| R | 2,970 | 20,757 | 24,006 | ||
| R | 3,522 | 20,389 | 24,267 | ||
| R | 3,938 | 17,386 | 21,504 | ||
| R | 4,977 | 12,667 | 17,973 | ||
| R | 5,061 | 9,056 | 15,327 | ||
| R | 5,433 | 8,882 | 16,505 | ||
| R | 4,485 | 8,754 | 13,548 | ||
| R | 3,738 | 8,508 | 12,482 | ||
| R | 5,656 | 6,819 | 12,724 | ||
| D | 6,645 | 4,233 | 10,978 | ||
| R | 1,582 | 6,486 | 8,173 | ||
| O | 331 | 2,013 | 9,086 | ||
| R | 0 | 4,442 | 6,869 | ||
| D | 3,404 | 2,557 | 5,974 | ||
| D | 3,208 | 2,628 | 5,922 | ||
| D | 3,161 | 1,720 | 4,888 | ||
| O | 0 | 771 | 2,563 | ||
| D | 2,134 | 998 | 3,145 | ||
| D | 2,784 | 855 | 3,677 | ||
| D | 2,788 | 744 | 3,564 | ||
| D | 2,232 | 582 | 2,862 | ||
| R | 1,607 | 1,745 | 3,352 | ||
| D | 2,083 | 1,518 | 3,710 | ||
| D | 3,535 | 3,465 | 7,050 | ||
| D | 1,488 | 1,229 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 1,121 | 567 | 2,300 | ||
| D | 1,133 | 973 | 2,146 | ||
| D | 1,383 | 910 | 2,426 | ||
| D | 1,484 | 1,134 | 2,804 | ||
| R | 2,422 | 2,619 | 5,111 | ||
| D | 1,944 | 58 | 3,306 | ||
| D | 1,873 | 375 | 2,255 | ||
| D | 1,490 | 463 | 1,953 | ||
| D | 1,318 | 260 | 1,578 | ||
| D | 1,402 | 347 | 1,749 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.6%
American
13.6%
Irish
11.1%
German
8.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.6%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.3 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
$64,190
Blount County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Blount County$64,190
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Blount County ranks near the middle 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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)20.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.9%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Blount County, a rural enclave northeast of Birmingham, recorded an R+80.9 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting a largely white, working-class electorate with deep roots in small-town and agricultural communities.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-two points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-one points.
A median household income of $64,190, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 59,518 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of George County and Woods County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Blount County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blount County, Alabama voted Republican by 80.9 points (R+81), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,163 votes cast, 2,576 went Democratic and 25,354 went Republican.
What is Blount County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Blount County, Alabama in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 20 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Blount County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blount County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Blount County, Alabama?
Blount County, Alabama has a population of 59,518 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blount County, Alabama?
Median household income in Blount County, Alabama is $64,190 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Blount County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blount County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.