Calhoun County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 116,0902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,0292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Covington County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Calhoun CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Calhoun 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 | +65.8% |
| 1880 | +58.9% |
| 1884 | +31.2% |
| 1888 | +48.0% |
| 1892 | +59.6% |
| 1896 | +36.5% |
| 1900 | +47.2% |
| 1904 | +65.6% |
| 1908 | +40.9% |
| 1912 | +60.5% |
| 1916 | +65.6% |
| 1920 | +49.6% |
| 1924 | +40.5% |
| 1928 | −9.0% |
| 1932 | +72.6% |
| 1936 | +75.4% |
| 1940 | +74.2% |
| 1944 | +71.8% |
| 1948 | −20.5% |
| 1952 | +44.3% |
| 1956 | +33.1% |
| 1960 | +32.8% |
| 1964 | −63.1% |
| 1968 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | −54.9% |
| 1976 | +26.6% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −27.7% |
| 1988 | −21.7% |
| 1992 | −9.7% |
| 1996 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | −16.8% |
| 2004 | −32.6% |
| 2008 | −32.5% |
| 2012 | −31.9% |
| 2016 | −41.6% |
| 2020 | −39.0% |
| 2024 | −44.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,194 | 34,912 | 48,653 | ||
| R | 15,216 | 35,101 | 50,983 | ||
| R | 13,242 | 32,865 | 47,223 | ||
| R | 15,511 | 30,278 | 46,257 | ||
| R | 16,334 | 32,348 | 49,242 | ||
| R | 15,083 | 29,814 | 45,249 | ||
| R | 15,781 | 22,306 | 38,909 | ||
| R | 15,725 | 18,088 | 36,911 | ||
| R | 16,453 | 20,623 | 42,800 | ||
| R | 12,451 | 19,806 | 33,968 | ||
| R | 12,752 | 23,291 | 38,082 | ||
| R | 17,017 | 17,475 | 35,541 | ||
| D | 20,466 | 11,763 | 32,700 | ||
| R | 5,832 | 20,364 | 26,471 | ||
| O | 4,146 | 3,061 | 26,775 | ||
| R | 0 | 10,635 | 16,845 | ||
| D | 9,590 | 4,821 | 14,536 | ||
| D | 9,069 | 4,473 | 13,900 | ||
| D | 8,023 | 3,064 | 11,193 | ||
| O | 0 | 856 | 4,181 | ||
| D | 4,308 | 694 | 5,030 | ||
| D | 4,408 | 645 | 5,071 | ||
| D | 4,322 | 581 | 4,961 | ||
| D | 4,392 | 685 | 5,108 | ||
| R | 2,117 | 2,537 | 4,655 | ||
| D | 1,907 | 766 | 2,819 | ||
| D | 3,423 | 1,139 | 4,601 | ||
| D | 2,231 | 442 | 2,727 | ||
| D | 1,666 | 238 | 2,359 | ||
| D | 1,438 | 570 | 2,121 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 287 | 1,933 | ||
| D | 1,835 | 567 | 2,684 | ||
| D | 2,788 | 1,222 | 4,296 | ||
| D | 3,249 | 218 | 5,084 | ||
| D | 2,680 | 938 | 3,628 | ||
| D | 2,035 | 1,066 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 1,984 | 509 | 2,505 | ||
| D | 2,040 | 421 | 2,461 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.2%
Irish
10.7%
American
10.2%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.1%
African American
17.5%
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: 39.3 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
$55,029
Calhoun County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Calhoun County$55,029
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Calhoun County ranks in the bottom 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
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 28.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Anniston and the former Fort McClellan military installation, Calhoun County delivered a 44.6-point Republican margin in 2024, a figure consistent with its pattern as a heavily working-class, non-metro county in northeastern Alabama.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A median household income of $55,029, a 18% poverty rate, and a 70% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Covington County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Calhoun County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Calhoun County, Alabama voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,653 votes cast, 13,194 went Democratic and 34,912 went Republican.
What is Calhoun County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Calhoun County, Alabama in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Calhoun County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Calhoun County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Calhoun County, Alabama?
Calhoun County, Alabama has a population of 116,090 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calhoun County, Alabama?
Median household income in Calhoun County, Alabama is $55,029 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Calhoun County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Calhoun County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.