Elmore County, Alabama: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 89,5262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,2432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+84 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Autauga County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Elmore CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Elmore 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 | +5.7% |
| 1880 | +2.7% |
| 1884 | +11.8% |
| 1888 | +5.6% |
| 1892 | +30.5% |
| 1896 | +15.7% |
| 1900 | +22.0% |
| 1904 | +76.0% |
| 1908 | +75.3% |
| 1912 | +76.0% |
| 1916 | +99.6% |
| 1920 | +66.4% |
| 1924 | +65.2% |
| 1928 | −15.0% |
| 1932 | +83.5% |
| 1936 | +88.4% |
| 1940 | +93.3% |
| 1944 | +88.7% |
| 1948 | −6.5% |
| 1952 | +52.3% |
| 1956 | +32.1% |
| 1960 | +28.1% |
| 1964 | −83.8% |
| 1968 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | −62.0% |
| 1976 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | −18.0% |
| 1984 | −46.6% |
| 1988 | −40.9% |
| 1992 | −25.2% |
| 1996 | −30.6% |
| 2000 | −42.5% |
| 2004 | −54.3% |
| 2008 | −50.9% |
| 2012 | −49.6% |
| 2016 | −52.1% |
| 2020 | −48.3% |
| 2024 | −51.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,774 | 31,374 | 41,624 | ||
| R | 10,367 | 30,164 | 41,030 | ||
| R | 8,443 | 27,634 | 36,815 | ||
| R | 8,654 | 26,253 | 35,485 | ||
| R | 8,301 | 25,777 | 34,315 | ||
| R | 6,471 | 22,056 | 28,680 | ||
| R | 6,652 | 16,777 | 23,804 | ||
| R | 6,530 | 12,937 | 20,946 | ||
| R | 6,223 | 11,356 | 20,388 | ||
| R | 4,501 | 10,852 | 15,539 | ||
| R | 4,198 | 11,694 | 16,077 | ||
| R | 5,947 | 8,688 | 15,190 | ||
| D | 6,646 | 6,551 | 13,508 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 8,461 | 10,590 | ||
| O | 1,745 | 801 | 11,812 | ||
| R | 0 | 6,363 | 7,596 | ||
| D | 3,440 | 1,919 | 5,409 | ||
| D | 3,353 | 1,619 | 5,394 | ||
| D | 4,199 | 1,315 | 5,518 | ||
| O | 0 | 167 | 2,570 | ||
| D | 3,108 | 184 | 3,295 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 144 | 4,420 | ||
| D | 3,967 | 175 | 4,290 | ||
| D | 3,197 | 159 | 3,638 | ||
| R | 1,309 | 1,770 | 3,081 | ||
| D | 1,088 | 219 | 1,333 | ||
| D | 1,762 | 353 | 2,121 | ||
| D | 1,631 | 0 | 1,638 | ||
| D | 1,152 | 81 | 1,410 | ||
| D | 1,063 | 138 | 1,229 | ||
| D | 1,226 | 151 | 1,415 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 1,104 | 3,039 | ||
| D | 1,923 | 1,379 | 3,467 | ||
| O | 1,258 | 84 | 3,849 | ||
| D | 1,717 | 1,535 | 3,252 | ||
| D | 1,452 | 1,141 | 2,625 | ||
| D | 1,467 | 1,389 | 2,869 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 1,249 | 2,648 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.3%
English
12.2%
Irish
9.6%
German
7.7%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
African American
17.0%
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: 39.5 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
$78,243
Elmore County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Elmore County$78,243
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Elmore County ranks in the top 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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elmore sits along the I-65 corridor north of Montgomery and has absorbed steady suburban growth over the past two decades, producing a reliably wide Republican margin—over 50 points in 2024—even as its population diversifies.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-four points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A population of 89,526, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,243 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Autauga County and Baldwin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elmore County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elmore County, Alabama voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,624 votes cast, 9,774 went Democratic and 31,374 went Republican.
What is Elmore County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Elmore County, Alabama in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Elmore County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elmore County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Elmore County, Alabama?
Elmore County, Alabama has a population of 89,526 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elmore County, Alabama?
Median household income in Elmore County, Alabama is $78,243 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Elmore County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elmore County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.