Pickens County, Alabama
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 8,910 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -ALICEVILLEALICEVILLE | 1,134 | 461 | 10 | 1,605 | 70.7% | 28.7% | D+41.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GORDOGORDO | 339 | 1,115 | 7 | 1,461 | 23.2% | 76.3% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -REFORMREFORM | 468 | 699 | 10 | 1,177 | 39.8% | 59.4% | R+19.6 |
| Precinct -CARROLLTON / SPEEDS MILLCARROLLTON / SPEEDS MILL | 407 | 653 | 7 | 1,067 | 38.1% | 61.2% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -FAIRVIEW/ZIONFAIRVIEW/ZION | 43 | 819 | 11 | 873 | 4.9% | 93.8% | R+88.9 |
| Precinct -SAPPSSAPPS | 313 | 68 | 2 | 383 | 81.7% | 17.8% | D+64.0 |
| Precinct -PICKENSVILLEPICKENSVILLE | 169 | 140 | 3 | 312 | 54.2% | 44.9% | D+9.3 |
| Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY | 71 | 238 | 1 | 310 | 22.9% | 76.8% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -KIRKKIRK | 15 | 257 | 0 | 272 | 5.5% | 94.5% | R+89.0 |
| Precinct -FORRESTFORREST | 23 | 221 | 4 | 248 | 9.3% | 89.1% | R+79.8 |
| Precinct -PALMETTOPALMETTO | 20 | 212 | 0 | 232 | 8.6% | 91.4% | R+82.8 |
| Precinct -MACEDONIAMACEDONIA | 153 | 35 | 1 | 189 | 81.0% | 18.5% | D+62.4 |
| Precinct -COCHRANE/DANCYCOCHRANE/DANCY | 118 | 61 | 0 | 179 | 65.9% | 34.1% | D+31.8 |
| Precinct -BETHLEHEMBETHLEHEM | 4 | 127 | 0 | 131 | 3.1% | 96.9% | R+93.9 |
| Precinct -PINE GROVEPINE GROVE | 30 | 98 | 0 | 128 | 23.4% | 76.6% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -ETHELSVILLEETHELSVILLE | 29 | 97 | 0 | 126 | 23.0% | 77.0% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -MCSHANMCSHAN | 24 | 88 | 0 | 112 | 21.4% | 78.6% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -BENEVOLABENEVOLA | 6 | 48 | 1 | 55 | 10.9% | 87.3% | R+76.4 |
| Precinct -SPRING HILLSPRING HILL | 22 | 28 | 0 | 50 | 44.0% | 56.0% | R+12.0 |
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +95.6% |
| 1880 | +75.9% |
| 1884 | +93.9% |
| 1888 | +97.4% |
| 1892 | +60.8% |
| 1896 | +79.8% |
| 1900 | +52.7% |
| 1904 | +71.7% |
| 1908 | +78.1% |
| 1912 | +85.6% |
| 1916 | +67.7% |
| 1920 | +67.9% |
| 1924 | +76.4% |
| 1928 | +23.7% |
| 1932 | +79.6% |
| 1936 | +87.6% |
| 1940 | +84.5% |
| 1944 | +74.9% |
| 1948 | −6.0% |
| 1952 | +25.1% |
| 1956 | +23.6% |
| 1960 | +17.7% |
| 1964 | −82.1% |
| 1968 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | −35.4% |
| 1976 | +11.9% |
| 1980 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | −13.2% |
| 1988 | −10.7% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | −1.9% |
| 2004 | −13.7% |
| 2008 | −8.3% |
| 2012 | −7.0% |
| 2016 | −15.7% |
| 2020 | −16.3% |
| 2024 | −23.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 34.3%2,248 | 64.4%4,225 | 6,560 |
| 2020 | R | 43.5%4,193 | 56.5%5,439 | 9,632 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 14,127 |
| 2020 | 14,424 |
| 2022 | 13,914 |
| 2024 | 14,037 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−169 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −5 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,928 in average income, against $55,521 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+18.1 on average — 5.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Pickens County, AL itself (R+23.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tuscaloosa County, AL118R+20.3
- Lowndes County, MS26R+8.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tuscaloosa County, AL169
- Lowndes County, MS20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −345 |
| 2012 | −24 |
| 2013 | +52 |
| 2014 | +936 |
| 2015 | +511 |
| 2016 | −451 |
| 2017 | −120 |
| 2018 | −241 |
| 2019 | −33 |
| 2021 | −182 |
| 2022 | +190 |
| 2023 | +39 |
| 2024 | −168 |
| 2025 | −169 |
Pickens sits on Alabama's Black Belt fringe, where a majority-Black population and declining rural economy have produced shifting but persistently lopsided presidential results — the 2024 margin of R+23.3 continues a decade-long trend away from its historic Democratic lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.4 points in 1888 and a Republican high of 82.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.
A population of 18,721, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,274 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butler County and Winston County.
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Pickens County, Alabama. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/01107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.