Lee County, Alabama: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,1342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,8242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kershaw County, SC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +44.6% |
| 1880 | +10.6% |
| 1884 | +6.3% |
| 1888 | +16.3% |
| 1892 | +54.9% |
| 1896 | +7.2% |
| 1900 | +24.3% |
| 1904 | +91.6% |
| 1908 | +83.4% |
| 1912 | +85.7% |
| 1916 | +91.8% |
| 1920 | +77.4% |
| 1924 | +79.3% |
| 1928 | +17.2% |
| 1932 | +89.6% |
| 1936 | +91.5% |
| 1940 | +92.1% |
| 1944 | +87.3% |
| 1948 | −12.9% |
| 1952 | +26.5% |
| 1956 | +34.0% |
| 1960 | +23.9% |
| 1964 | −78.7% |
| 1968 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | −51.5% |
| 1976 | −7.8% |
| 1980 | −6.3% |
| 1984 | −29.4% |
| 1988 | −30.4% |
| 1992 | −8.8% |
| 1996 | −15.3% |
| 2000 | −20.5% |
| 2004 | −26.3% |
| 2008 | −19.8% |
| 2012 | −19.9% |
| 2016 | −23.1% |
| 2020 | −20.1% |
| 2024 | −27.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25,798 | 46,020 | 73,127 | ||
| R | 27,860 | 42,221 | 71,449 | ||
| R | 21,230 | 34,617 | 57,877 | ||
| R | 21,381 | 32,194 | 54,359 | ||
| R | 21,498 | 32,230 | 54,325 | ||
| R | 16,227 | 27,972 | 44,610 | ||
| R | 14,574 | 22,433 | 38,264 | ||
| R | 12,919 | 17,985 | 33,214 | ||
| R | 13,770 | 16,885 | 35,490 | ||
| R | 9,078 | 17,180 | 26,683 | ||
| R | 9,077 | 16,757 | 26,161 | ||
| R | 9,606 | 10,982 | 21,972 | ||
| R | 8,427 | 9,884 | 18,737 | ||
| R | 3,622 | 11,571 | 15,441 | ||
| O | 2,803 | 2,366 | 13,136 | ||
| R | 0 | 5,914 | 7,516 | ||
| D | 3,759 | 2,301 | 6,099 | ||
| D | 3,302 | 1,586 | 5,051 | ||
| D | 2,803 | 1,626 | 4,434 | ||
| O | 0 | 258 | 2,007 | ||
| D | 2,011 | 134 | 2,151 | ||
| D | 2,566 | 103 | 2,674 | ||
| D | 2,182 | 93 | 2,282 | ||
| D | 1,988 | 103 | 2,103 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 1,016 | 2,435 | ||
| D | 1,290 | 98 | 1,504 | ||
| D | 1,620 | 155 | 1,893 | ||
| D | 1,369 | 42 | 1,446 | ||
| D | 1,179 | 43 | 1,325 | ||
| D | 1,126 | 64 | 1,274 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 40 | 1,428 | ||
| D | 1,718 | 1,026 | 2,847 | ||
| D | 1,737 | 1,491 | 3,402 | ||
| D | 2,760 | 318 | 4,452 | ||
| D | 1,991 | 1,432 | 3,426 | ||
| D | 1,907 | 1,680 | 3,612 | ||
| D | 1,943 | 1,569 | 3,517 | ||
| D | 2,885 | 1,105 | 3,990 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
American
12.6%
Irish
8.6%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
1.1%
African American
17.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 34.0 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
$65,824
Lee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lee County$65,824
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Lee 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
18.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)20.0%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite Auburn University anchoring a substantial college-town population, Lee County delivered a 27-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, suggesting the student and faculty presence has not fundamentally reshaped its partisan baseline.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached ninety-two points in 1940; the Republican margin reached seventy-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,824, and a 19% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kershaw County and Bulloch County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lee County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lee County, Alabama voted Republican by 27.7 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,127 votes cast, 25,798 went Democratic and 46,020 went Republican.
What is Lee County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Lee County, Alabama in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lee County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lee County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Lee County, Alabama?
Lee County, Alabama has a population of 181,134 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lee County, Alabama?
Median household income in Lee County, Alabama is $65,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Lee County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lee County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.