Etowah County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 103,1052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,5632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Garvin County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Etowah CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Etowah 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 | +62.9% |
| 1880 | +55.5% |
| 1884 | +23.2% |
| 1888 | +38.1% |
| 1892 | +51.7% |
| 1896 | +32.5% |
| 1900 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | +24.2% |
| 1908 | +13.0% |
| 1912 | +40.0% |
| 1916 | +36.1% |
| 1920 | +29.2% |
| 1924 | +28.2% |
| 1928 | −11.9% |
| 1932 | +65.1% |
| 1936 | +64.9% |
| 1940 | +69.1% |
| 1944 | +58.1% |
| 1948 | −21.1% |
| 1952 | +40.5% |
| 1956 | +26.0% |
| 1960 | +33.4% |
| 1964 | −59.1% |
| 1968 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | −47.2% |
| 1976 | +41.1% |
| 1980 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | −0.4% |
| 1988 | −0.2% |
| 1992 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | −9.3% |
| 2004 | −27.3% |
| 2008 | −38.2% |
| 2012 | −38.4% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −55.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,027 | 35,653 | 46,137 | ||
| R | 11,567 | 35,528 | 47,728 | ||
| R | 10,442 | 32,353 | 43,630 | ||
| R | 12,803 | 29,130 | 42,530 | ||
| R | 13,497 | 30,595 | 44,737 | ||
| R | 15,328 | 26,999 | 42,680 | ||
| R | 17,433 | 21,087 | 39,348 | ||
| D | 17,976 | 16,835 | 37,561 | ||
| D | 20,558 | 17,467 | 42,451 | ||
| R | 17,762 | 17,828 | 35,891 | ||
| R | 19,074 | 19,243 | 38,781 | ||
| D | 20,790 | 16,177 | 37,806 | ||
| D | 25,020 | 10,333 | 35,750 | ||
| R | 7,372 | 20,851 | 28,581 | ||
| O | 4,613 | 4,351 | 31,186 | ||
| R | 0 | 12,894 | 21,833 | ||
| D | 14,372 | 7,128 | 21,685 | ||
| D | 12,374 | 7,198 | 19,886 | ||
| D | 10,997 | 4,634 | 15,697 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,615 | 7,661 | ||
| D | 5,895 | 1,525 | 7,521 | ||
| D | 7,012 | 1,270 | 8,315 | ||
| D | 5,739 | 1,207 | 6,978 | ||
| D | 5,167 | 1,066 | 6,295 | ||
| R | 2,484 | 3,162 | 5,684 | ||
| D | 3,081 | 1,664 | 5,017 | ||
| D | 5,917 | 3,218 | 9,238 | ||
| D | 1,883 | 862 | 2,825 | ||
| D | 1,511 | 354 | 2,896 | ||
| D | 1,309 | 996 | 2,411 | ||
| D | 1,431 | 823 | 2,516 | ||
| D | 1,734 | 1,629 | 3,564 | ||
| D | 1,782 | 873 | 2,800 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 269 | 3,781 | ||
| D | 1,912 | 841 | 2,808 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 813 | 2,153 | ||
| D | 1,217 | 347 | 1,568 | ||
| D | 1,198 | 273 | 1,471 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.4%
English
11.6%
Irish
8.2%
German
4.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.7%
African American
11.8%
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: 41.7 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
$54,563
Etowah County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Etowah County$54,563
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Etowah 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
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.0%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 18.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Etowah County, anchored by Gadsden along the Coosa River, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red realignment of working-class white voters across the Sand Mountain foothills region.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A median household income of $54,563, 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 Garvin County and Walker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Etowah County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Etowah County, Alabama voted Republican by 55.5 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,137 votes cast, 10,027 went Democratic and 35,653 went Republican.
What is Etowah County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Etowah 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 24 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Etowah County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Etowah County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Etowah County, Alabama?
Etowah County, Alabama has a population of 103,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Etowah County, Alabama?
Median household income in Etowah County, Alabama is $54,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Etowah County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Etowah County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.