Colbert County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,0222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lawrence County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Colbert CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Colbert 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 | +28.0% |
| 1880 | +6.7% |
| 1884 | −4.6% |
| 1888 | −1.6% |
| 1892 | +56.5% |
| 1896 | −2.7% |
| 1900 | +10.3% |
| 1904 | +63.1% |
| 1908 | +39.2% |
| 1912 | +48.0% |
| 1916 | +51.0% |
| 1920 | +47.2% |
| 1924 | +40.7% |
| 1928 | +34.1% |
| 1932 | +80.0% |
| 1936 | +85.8% |
| 1940 | +83.1% |
| 1944 | +74.3% |
| 1948 | −15.6% |
| 1952 | +62.1% |
| 1956 | +58.1% |
| 1960 | +45.1% |
| 1964 | −48.6% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −38.7% |
| 1976 | +44.7% |
| 1980 | +29.6% |
| 1984 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | +14.2% |
| 1992 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | −10.8% |
| 2008 | −20.3% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −38.4% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −46.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,137 | 19,714 | 27,160 | ||
| R | 8,343 | 19,203 | 27,886 | ||
| R | 7,312 | 16,746 | 24,569 | ||
| R | 9,166 | 13,936 | 23,385 | ||
| R | 9,703 | 14,739 | 24,843 | ||
| R | 10,598 | 13,188 | 23,935 | ||
| D | 10,543 | 10,518 | 21,532 | ||
| D | 10,226 | 8,305 | 20,318 | ||
| D | 12,206 | 8,073 | 22,439 | ||
| D | 10,397 | 7,775 | 18,404 | ||
| D | 11,008 | 9,530 | 21,032 | ||
| D | 12,550 | 6,619 | 20,013 | ||
| D | 11,996 | 4,471 | 16,842 | ||
| R | 4,811 | 11,215 | 16,564 | ||
| O | 2,291 | 1,727 | 15,621 | ||
| O | 0 | 5,267 | 10,840 | ||
| D | 7,550 | 2,815 | 10,508 | ||
| D | 7,007 | 1,819 | 8,937 | ||
| D | 5,920 | 1,381 | 7,308 | ||
| O | 0 | 488 | 3,125 | ||
| D | 3,386 | 496 | 3,889 | ||
| D | 3,998 | 365 | 4,371 | ||
| D | 3,365 | 251 | 3,628 | ||
| D | 2,908 | 312 | 3,244 | ||
| D | 2,596 | 1,249 | 3,948 | ||
| D | 1,503 | 576 | 2,278 | ||
| D | 1,869 | 650 | 2,581 | ||
| D | 1,132 | 352 | 1,529 | ||
| D | 946 | 228 | 1,495 | ||
| D | 849 | 353 | 1,266 | ||
| D | 936 | 203 | 1,162 | ||
| D | 1,542 | 1,243 | 2,905 | ||
| R | 1,658 | 1,754 | 3,519 | ||
| D | 1,960 | 0 | 3,470 | ||
| R | 1,274 | 1,315 | 2,596 | ||
| R | 1,094 | 1,200 | 2,326 | ||
| D | 1,237 | 1,072 | 2,476 | ||
| D | 1,382 | 778 | 2,160 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
19.5%
English
13.4%
Irish
7.1%
German
4.1%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.8%
African American
12.4%
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: 42.9 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
$60,628
Colbert County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colbert County$60,628
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Colbert 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
17.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.9%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
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 39.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colbert County sits along the Tennessee River in Alabama's northwest corner, where a manufacturing and agricultural economy anchors a predominantly white working-class electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A median household income of $60,628, a 17% poverty rate, and a 77% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Jefferson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Colbert County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colbert County, Alabama voted Republican by 46.3 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,160 votes cast, 7,137 went Democratic and 19,714 went Republican.
What is Colbert County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Colbert 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 25 times, Republican 10 times, and other 3 times.
When did Colbert County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colbert County, Alabama voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Colbert County, Alabama?
Colbert County, Alabama has a population of 58,022 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colbert County, Alabama?
Median household income in Colbert County, Alabama is $60,628 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Colbert County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colbert County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.