Covington County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,6282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stephens County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Covington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Covington County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +92.7% |
| 1880 | +86.2% |
| 1884 | +78.4% |
| 1888 | +91.0% |
| 1892 | +59.1% |
| 1896 | +85.8% |
| 1900 | +44.8% |
| 1904 | +44.8% |
| 1908 | +49.7% |
| 1912 | +67.1% |
| 1916 | +65.9% |
| 1920 | +56.2% |
| 1924 | +78.3% |
| 1928 | +8.7% |
| 1932 | +94.7% |
| 1936 | +92.2% |
| 1940 | +92.2% |
| 1944 | +84.1% |
| 1948 | −5.2% |
| 1952 | +51.5% |
| 1956 | +35.1% |
| 1960 | +47.3% |
| 1964 | −82.3% |
| 1968 | −0.3% |
| 1972 | −71.1% |
| 1976 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | −5.2% |
| 1984 | −44.2% |
| 1988 | −35.5% |
| 1992 | −13.1% |
| 1996 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | −33.2% |
| 2004 | −52.6% |
| 2008 | −58.3% |
| 2012 | −58.3% |
| 2016 | −68.7% |
| 2020 | −68.1% |
| 2024 | −72.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,314 | 14,677 | 17,095 | ||
| R | 2,721 | 14,586 | 17,430 | ||
| R | 2,387 | 13,267 | 15,837 | ||
| R | 3,158 | 12,153 | 15,423 | ||
| R | 3,240 | 12,444 | 15,787 | ||
| R | 3,423 | 11,119 | 14,627 | ||
| R | 4,440 | 8,961 | 13,613 | ||
| R | 4,543 | 6,035 | 11,913 | ||
| R | 5,004 | 6,840 | 13,962 | ||
| R | 3,845 | 8,130 | 12,073 | ||
| R | 3,812 | 9,944 | 13,883 | ||
| R | 6,305 | 7,014 | 13,608 | ||
| D | 7,081 | 4,977 | 12,224 | ||
| R | 1,547 | 9,278 | 10,881 | ||
| O | 791 | 831 | 13,128 | ||
| R | 0 | 7,554 | 9,175 | ||
| D | 5,744 | 2,047 | 7,824 | ||
| D | 4,887 | 2,257 | 7,490 | ||
| D | 4,956 | 1,581 | 6,558 | ||
| O | 0 | 154 | 2,936 | ||
| D | 2,972 | 256 | 3,231 | ||
| D | 4,635 | 186 | 4,824 | ||
| D | 4,265 | 167 | 4,446 | ||
| D | 3,855 | 99 | 3,968 | ||
| D | 2,000 | 1,681 | 3,686 | ||
| D | 1,776 | 156 | 2,068 | ||
| D | 2,039 | 548 | 2,654 | ||
| D | 1,738 | 305 | 2,174 | ||
| D | 1,251 | 110 | 1,701 | ||
| D | 1,054 | 315 | 1,487 | ||
| D | 907 | 310 | 1,334 | ||
| D | 560 | 183 | 841 | ||
| D | 1,097 | 69 | 1,198 | ||
| D | 840 | 7 | 1,410 | ||
| D | 1,058 | 50 | 1,108 | ||
| D | 741 | 89 | 832 | ||
| D | 879 | 64 | 946 | ||
| D | 820 | 31 | 851 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.1%
English
11.1%
Irish
7.6%
German
3.4%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.5%
African American
9.6%
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: 43.3 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
$52,456
Covington County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Covington County$52,456
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Covington 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
19.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)19.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
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 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covington's R+72.3 margin in 2024 places it among the most skewed rural counties in the Deep South, where a predominantly white, small-town population has shifted steadily away from competitive two-party contests over the past three decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at eighty-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $52,456, a 19% poverty rate, and a 83% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stephens County and Geneva County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Covington County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Covington County, Alabama voted Republican by 72.3 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,095 votes cast, 2,314 went Democratic and 14,677 went Republican.
What is Covington County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Covington 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 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Covington County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Covington County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Covington County, Alabama?
Covington County, Alabama has a population of 37,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Covington County, Alabama?
Median household income in Covington County, Alabama is $52,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Covington County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Covington County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.