Cherokee County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+75%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1880.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+75MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,4432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,8632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pittsburg County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cherokee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cherokee 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 | +70.1% |
| 1880 | +77.1% |
| 1884 | +53.2% |
| 1888 | +66.3% |
| 1892 | +49.8% |
| 1896 | +47.2% |
| 1900 | −0.1% |
| 1904 | +23.8% |
| 1908 | +7.8% |
| 1912 | +41.5% |
| 1916 | +37.5% |
| 1920 | +10.9% |
| 1924 | +23.5% |
| 1928 | −25.7% |
| 1932 | +67.4% |
| 1936 | +69.3% |
| 1940 | +74.3% |
| 1944 | +62.1% |
| 1948 | −16.8% |
| 1952 | +66.2% |
| 1956 | +51.7% |
| 1960 | +56.0% |
| 1964 | −49.7% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −45.2% |
| 1976 | +50.8% |
| 1980 | +19.9% |
| 1984 | −3.1% |
| 1988 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | +18.8% |
| 1996 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −31.9% |
| 2008 | −51.2% |
| 2012 | −55.0% |
| 2016 | −69.6% |
| 2020 | −72.8% |
| 2024 | −75.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,553 | 11,358 | 13,006 | ||
| R | 1,624 | 10,583 | 12,301 | ||
| R | 1,547 | 8,953 | 10,647 | ||
| R | 2,132 | 7,506 | 9,779 | ||
| R | 2,306 | 7,298 | 9,745 | ||
| R | 3,040 | 5,923 | 9,049 | ||
| R | 3,497 | 4,154 | 7,823 | ||
| D | 4,399 | 3,048 | 8,421 | ||
| D | 4,222 | 2,745 | 7,876 | ||
| D | 3,176 | 2,868 | 6,101 | ||
| R | 3,029 | 3,225 | 6,319 | ||
| D | 3,764 | 2,482 | 6,438 | ||
| D | 4,668 | 1,492 | 6,256 | ||
| R | 1,182 | 3,179 | 4,422 | ||
| O | 462 | 343 | 5,685 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,893 | 3,809 | ||
| D | 3,097 | 872 | 3,973 | ||
| D | 2,661 | 845 | 3,513 | ||
| D | 2,664 | 539 | 3,211 | ||
| O | 0 | 217 | 1,293 | ||
| D | 1,774 | 408 | 2,200 | ||
| D | 2,617 | 381 | 3,010 | ||
| D | 2,113 | 375 | 2,507 | ||
| D | 1,897 | 359 | 2,283 | ||
| R | 894 | 1,515 | 2,413 | ||
| D | 1,380 | 845 | 2,276 | ||
| D | 1,969 | 1,576 | 3,603 | ||
| D | 1,136 | 508 | 1,676 | ||
| O | 814 | 88 | 1,748 | ||
| D | 712 | 602 | 1,412 | ||
| D | 905 | 502 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 1,167 | 1,169 | 2,787 | ||
| D | 1,776 | 602 | 2,485 | ||
| D | 1,709 | 139 | 3,151 | ||
| D | 1,686 | 333 | 2,040 | ||
| D | 1,397 | 427 | 1,824 | ||
| D | 1,390 | 180 | 1,570 | ||
| D | 1,666 | 293 | 1,959 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.7%
American
13.8%
Irish
10.1%
German
6.4%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
Italian
1.3%
African American
3.0%
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: 47.5 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
$53,863
Cherokee County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Cherokee County$53,863
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Cherokee 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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cherokee County's R+75.4 margin in 2024 places it among the most heavily one-sided counties in the state, a pattern consistent with the rural, predominantly white Appalachian foothills region it occupies in northeastern Alabama.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-five points.
A median household income of $53,863, a 15% poverty rate, and a 91% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pittsburg County and Walker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cherokee County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cherokee County, Alabama voted Republican by 75.4 points (R+75), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,006 votes cast, 1,553 went Democratic and 11,358 went Republican.
What is Cherokee County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Cherokee 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 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 4 times.
When did Cherokee County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cherokee County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cherokee County, Alabama?
Cherokee County, Alabama has a population of 25,443 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cherokee County, Alabama?
Median household income in Cherokee County, Alabama is $53,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Cherokee County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cherokee County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.