Morgan County, Alabama: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 124,4712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sullivan County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morgan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morgan County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +29.9% |
| 1880 | +33.2% |
| 1884 | +27.7% |
| 1888 | +53.9% |
| 1892 | +50.0% |
| 1896 | +17.4% |
| 1900 | +7.4% |
| 1904 | +51.1% |
| 1908 | +47.5% |
| 1912 | +60.9% |
| 1916 | +68.4% |
| 1920 | +53.6% |
| 1924 | +55.0% |
| 1928 | −9.6% |
| 1932 | +75.0% |
| 1936 | +85.3% |
| 1940 | +82.4% |
| 1944 | +71.5% |
| 1948 | −11.7% |
| 1952 | +50.0% |
| 1956 | +43.2% |
| 1960 | +28.4% |
| 1964 | −56.6% |
| 1968 | −5.2% |
| 1972 | −55.6% |
| 1976 | +28.8% |
| 1980 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | −36.3% |
| 1988 | −27.5% |
| 1992 | −13.6% |
| 1996 | −17.9% |
| 2000 | −22.8% |
| 2004 | −39.0% |
| 2008 | −43.8% |
| 2012 | −44.5% |
| 2016 | −52.6% |
| 2020 | −49.2% |
| 2024 | −52.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,392 | 40,449 | 53,543 | ||
| R | 13,234 | 39,664 | 53,722 | ||
| R | 11,254 | 37,486 | 49,908 | ||
| R | 13,439 | 35,391 | 49,323 | ||
| R | 13,895 | 36,014 | 50,542 | ||
| R | 14,131 | 32,477 | 47,007 | ||
| R | 16,060 | 25,774 | 42,681 | ||
| R | 14,616 | 21,765 | 40,013 | ||
| R | 15,091 | 21,073 | 43,978 | ||
| R | 10,594 | 18,679 | 29,397 | ||
| R | 11,324 | 24,301 | 35,741 | ||
| D | 14,703 | 13,214 | 29,271 | ||
| D | 16,547 | 9,058 | 25,986 | ||
| R | 5,004 | 18,100 | 23,553 | ||
| O | 1,878 | 3,043 | 22,277 | ||
| R | 0 | 7,013 | 12,381 | ||
| D | 7,822 | 4,357 | 12,200 | ||
| D | 7,671 | 2,974 | 10,872 | ||
| D | 7,029 | 2,335 | 9,380 | ||
| O | 0 | 512 | 4,382 | ||
| D | 4,124 | 664 | 4,838 | ||
| D | 5,345 | 500 | 5,878 | ||
| D | 5,597 | 432 | 6,058 | ||
| D | 4,896 | 656 | 5,652 | ||
| R | 3,366 | 4,085 | 7,460 | ||
| D | 2,247 | 519 | 3,139 | ||
| D | 4,057 | 1,201 | 5,329 | ||
| D | 2,120 | 364 | 2,566 | ||
| D | 1,686 | 241 | 2,371 | ||
| D | 1,548 | 497 | 2,211 | ||
| D | 1,437 | 416 | 1,997 | ||
| D | 1,747 | 1,500 | 3,331 | ||
| D | 2,128 | 1,462 | 3,837 | ||
| D | 2,160 | 3 | 4,314 | ||
| D | 1,707 | 507 | 2,227 | ||
| D | 1,573 | 853 | 2,602 | ||
| D | 1,420 | 644 | 2,339 | ||
| D | 1,432 | 773 | 2,205 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.4%
English
13.4%
Irish
8.4%
German
6.8%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.8%
African American
10.4%
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: 40.0 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
$68,845
Morgan County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morgan County$68,845
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Morgan 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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.9%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other languages0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morgan County, anchored by Decatur along the Tennessee River, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a rural-to-suburban shift that has deepened conservative alignment across much of northern Alabama.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $68,845, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 124,471 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sullivan County and Chilton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morgan County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morgan County, Alabama voted Republican by 52.4 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,543 votes cast, 12,392 went Democratic and 40,449 went Republican.
What is Morgan County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Morgan County, Alabama in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Morgan County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morgan County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Morgan County, Alabama?
Morgan County, Alabama has a population of 124,471 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morgan County, Alabama?
Median household income in Morgan County, Alabama is $68,845 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Morgan County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morgan County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.