Madison County, Alabama: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 405,7182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hamilton County, TN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison 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 | +10.4% |
| 1880 | −4.0% |
| 1884 | −5.9% |
| 1888 | −9.7% |
| 1892 | +45.7% |
| 1896 | +22.3% |
| 1900 | +36.5% |
| 1904 | +83.7% |
| 1908 | +76.0% |
| 1912 | +72.7% |
| 1916 | +80.5% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +69.5% |
| 1928 | −0.3% |
| 1932 | +78.4% |
| 1936 | +82.8% |
| 1940 | +81.2% |
| 1944 | +82.9% |
| 1948 | −13.2% |
| 1952 | +66.5% |
| 1956 | +49.9% |
| 1960 | +34.5% |
| 1964 | −51.9% |
| 1968 | −10.0% |
| 1972 | −48.7% |
| 1976 | +25.4% |
| 1980 | −0.2% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −34.8% |
| 1992 | −11.6% |
| 1996 | −8.1% |
| 2000 | −12.3% |
| 2004 | −18.7% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −18.6% |
| 2016 | −16.8% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −8.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 87,824 | 105,430 | 197,617 | ||
| R | 87,286 | 102,780 | 194,767 | ||
| R | 62,822 | 89,520 | 158,963 | ||
| R | 62,015 | 90,884 | 155,059 | ||
| R | 64,117 | 86,965 | 152,899 | ||
| R | 52,644 | 77,173 | 131,062 | ||
| R | 48,199 | 62,151 | 113,318 | ||
| R | 42,259 | 50,390 | 100,858 | ||
| R | 38,974 | 51,444 | 107,834 | ||
| R | 25,800 | 53,575 | 79,894 | ||
| R | 26,881 | 50,428 | 78,134 | ||
| R | 30,469 | 30,604 | 65,072 | ||
| D | 35,497 | 20,959 | 57,287 | ||
| R | 13,108 | 38,899 | 52,984 | ||
| O | 8,004 | 13,213 | 51,953 | ||
| R | 0 | 14,279 | 27,496 | ||
| D | 10,959 | 5,299 | 16,386 | ||
| D | 9,054 | 2,993 | 12,150 | ||
| D | 8,216 | 1,623 | 9,920 | ||
| O | 0 | 466 | 3,526 | ||
| D | 4,951 | 455 | 5,421 | ||
| D | 5,515 | 566 | 6,098 | ||
| D | 5,662 | 513 | 6,220 | ||
| D | 4,795 | 559 | 5,402 | ||
| R | 2,681 | 2,695 | 5,378 | ||
| D | 2,166 | 368 | 2,586 | ||
| D | 2,822 | 489 | 3,340 | ||
| D | 2,206 | 215 | 2,474 | ||
| D | 2,146 | 150 | 2,744 | ||
| D | 2,168 | 277 | 2,489 | ||
| D | 2,119 | 182 | 2,313 | ||
| D | 3,641 | 1,679 | 5,370 | ||
| D | 4,056 | 2,548 | 6,753 | ||
| O | 3,046 | 3 | 6,663 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 2,595 | 4,738 | ||
| R | 2,800 | 3,155 | 6,065 | ||
| R | 2,808 | 3,062 | 6,359 | ||
| D | 3,423 | 2,777 | 6,200 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
American
11.1%
German
9.5%
Irish
9.0%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.5%
African American
19.1%
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: 38.2 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
$86,499
Madison County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Madison County$86,499
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Madison County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Huntsville and a dense concentration of aerospace and defense engineers, Madison County has trended more competitive than most of Alabama, with the R+8.9 margin in 2024 reflecting a college-educated suburban electorate that has moderated the traditional statewide gap.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-two points in 1964 at its widest — Madison County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A median household income of $86,499 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 405,718 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamilton County and Hunterdon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Alabama voted Republican by 8.9 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 197,617 votes cast, 87,824 went Democratic and 105,430 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Madison County, Alabama in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 17 times, Republican 18 times, and other 3 times.
When did Madison County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Madison County, Alabama?
Madison County, Alabama has a population of 405,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Alabama?
Median household income in Madison County, Alabama is $86,499 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Madison County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.