Henry County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1888.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,6472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,9312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1888MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+83 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Randolph County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Henry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Henry 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 | +57.1% |
| 1880 | +72.7% |
| 1884 | +78.7% |
| 1888 | +99.7% |
| 1892 | +63.5% |
| 1896 | +59.2% |
| 1900 | +51.5% |
| 1904 | +65.5% |
| 1908 | +72.4% |
| 1912 | +70.9% |
| 1916 | +69.6% |
| 1920 | +18.8% |
| 1924 | +61.5% |
| 1928 | +1.2% |
| 1932 | +95.1% |
| 1936 | +96.3% |
| 1940 | +93.1% |
| 1944 | +94.4% |
| 1948 | −4.3% |
| 1952 | +64.6% |
| 1956 | +62.6% |
| 1960 | +56.3% |
| 1964 | −83.1% |
| 1968 | +16.5% |
| 1972 | −59.7% |
| 1976 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | −27.6% |
| 1988 | −24.1% |
| 1992 | −2.6% |
| 1996 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | −18.3% |
| 2004 | −33.0% |
| 2008 | −29.7% |
| 2012 | −29.1% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −43.0% |
| 2024 | −50.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,263 | 6,989 | 9,320 | ||
| R | 2,606 | 6,607 | 9,298 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 5,632 | 8,015 | ||
| R | 3,083 | 5,628 | 8,760 | ||
| R | 3,018 | 5,585 | 8,648 | ||
| R | 2,452 | 4,881 | 7,361 | ||
| R | 2,782 | 4,054 | 6,932 | ||
| R | 3,019 | 3,082 | 6,637 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 2,970 | 6,499 | ||
| R | 2,206 | 3,613 | 5,844 | ||
| R | 2,231 | 3,952 | 6,239 | ||
| D | 2,973 | 2,813 | 5,879 | ||
| D | 3,144 | 2,052 | 5,234 | ||
| R | 853 | 3,414 | 4,291 | ||
| O | 955 | 84 | 5,292 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,896 | 3,485 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 588 | 2,714 | ||
| D | 2,127 | 429 | 2,713 | ||
| D | 1,966 | 421 | 2,392 | ||
| O | 0 | 47 | 1,088 | ||
| D | 1,635 | 46 | 1,683 | ||
| D | 1,960 | 69 | 2,031 | ||
| D | 1,925 | 35 | 1,963 | ||
| D | 1,741 | 42 | 1,787 | ||
| D | 815 | 796 | 1,613 | ||
| D | 816 | 179 | 1,035 | ||
| D | 715 | 489 | 1,205 | ||
| D | 860 | 141 | 1,033 | ||
| D | 711 | 47 | 937 | ||
| D | 723 | 79 | 890 | ||
| D | 701 | 104 | 911 | ||
| D | 1,984 | 590 | 2,705 | ||
| D | 3,060 | 675 | 4,027 | ||
| D | 2,712 | 133 | 4,060 | ||
| D | 1,947 | 2 | 1,950 | ||
| D | 1,653 | 196 | 1,852 | ||
| D | 1,729 | 273 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,587 | 434 | 2,021 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.5%
English
11.2%
Irish
9.3%
German
6.9%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.8%
African American
20.1%
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: 44.8 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
$59,931
Henry County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Henry County$59,931
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Henry 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
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
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 38.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henry County's small, predominantly rural population in southeastern Alabama has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points, reflecting a demographic and geographic pattern common to the Black Belt's white-majority neighboring counties.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at eighty-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A median household income of $59,931, a 18% poverty rate, and a 71% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Randolph County and Lawrence County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henry County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henry County, Alabama voted Republican by 50.7 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,320 votes cast, 2,263 went Democratic and 6,989 went Republican.
What is Henry County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Henry 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 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Henry County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henry County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Henry County, Alabama?
Henry County, Alabama has a population of 17,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henry County, Alabama?
Median household income in Henry County, Alabama is $59,931 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Henry County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henry County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.