Chilton County, Alabama: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,9922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Baker County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chilton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chilton 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 | +65.6% |
| 1880 | +69.0% |
| 1884 | +48.1% |
| 1888 | +43.2% |
| 1892 | +31.5% |
| 1896 | +54.2% |
| 1900 | −25.6% |
| 1904 | +5.4% |
| 1908 | −14.4% |
| 1912 | +32.9% |
| 1916 | −21.0% |
| 1920 | −39.9% |
| 1924 | −29.6% |
| 1928 | −38.8% |
| 1932 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | +27.0% |
| 1940 | +15.8% |
| 1944 | +17.7% |
| 1948 | −44.4% |
| 1952 | −6.1% |
| 1956 | −24.2% |
| 1960 | −28.0% |
| 1964 | −76.0% |
| 1968 | −11.6% |
| 1972 | −67.6% |
| 1976 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | −16.6% |
| 1984 | −45.4% |
| 1988 | −39.1% |
| 1992 | −22.0% |
| 1996 | −17.9% |
| 2000 | −34.9% |
| 2004 | −54.2% |
| 2008 | −57.8% |
| 2012 | −60.3% |
| 2016 | −66.8% |
| 2020 | −67.4% |
| 2024 | −72.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,698 | 16,920 | 19,763 | ||
| R | 3,073 | 16,085 | 19,310 | ||
| R | 2,911 | 15,081 | 18,220 | ||
| R | 3,397 | 13,932 | 17,462 | ||
| R | 3,674 | 13,960 | 17,785 | ||
| R | 3,778 | 12,829 | 16,693 | ||
| R | 4,806 | 10,066 | 15,092 | ||
| R | 5,354 | 7,910 | 14,278 | ||
| R | 4,946 | 8,126 | 14,468 | ||
| R | 3,820 | 8,761 | 12,623 | ||
| R | 2,934 | 8,243 | 11,688 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 6,615 | 11,477 | ||
| D | 5,550 | 4,725 | 10,385 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 7,349 | 8,867 | ||
| O | 566 | 1,602 | 8,902 | ||
| R | 0 | 5,202 | 6,847 | ||
| R | 1,798 | 3,201 | 5,007 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 3,139 | 5,148 | ||
| R | 2,269 | 2,563 | 4,844 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,584 | 3,569 | ||
| D | 1,984 | 1,385 | 3,376 | ||
| D | 2,746 | 1,995 | 4,751 | ||
| D | 2,565 | 1,469 | 4,055 | ||
| D | 1,664 | 1,533 | 3,252 | ||
| R | 1,402 | 3,186 | 4,593 | ||
| R | 848 | 1,595 | 2,524 | ||
| R | 962 | 2,273 | 3,289 | ||
| R | 881 | 1,363 | 2,298 | ||
| O | 880 | 140 | 2,246 | ||
| R | 656 | 890 | 1,622 | ||
| D | 738 | 648 | 1,657 | ||
| R | 469 | 791 | 1,260 | ||
| D | 1,131 | 310 | 1,515 | ||
| O | 648 | 121 | 1,671 | ||
| D | 1,101 | 437 | 1,538 | ||
| D | 841 | 295 | 1,136 | ||
| D | 713 | 131 | 844 | ||
| D | 728 | 151 | 879 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
American
11.4%
Irish
6.8%
German
5.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
0.9%
African American
7.6%
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: 38.7 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
$65,603
Chilton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chilton County$65,603
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Chilton 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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chilton County, a rural stretch of central Alabama anchored by Clanton, recorded a 72-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by one-party presidential voting.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-six points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $65,603, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 45,992 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker County and Holmes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chilton County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chilton County, Alabama voted Republican by 72.0 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,763 votes cast, 2,698 went Democratic and 16,920 went Republican.
What is Chilton County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Chilton 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 4 times.
When did Chilton County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chilton County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chilton County, Alabama?
Chilton County, Alabama has a population of 45,992 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chilton County, Alabama?
Median household income in Chilton County, Alabama is $65,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Chilton County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chilton County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.