Sumter County, Alabama
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 5,307 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LIVINGSTON CIVIC CTRLIVINGSTON CIVIC CTR | 906 | 599 | 16 | 1,521 | 59.6% | 39.4% | D+20.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -YORK SUMTER RESCUEYORK SUMTER RESCUE | 766 | 199 | 9 | 974 | 78.6% | 20.4% | D+58.2 |
| Precinct -CUBA COMMUNITY CTRCUBA COMMUNITY CTR | 401 | 209 | 5 | 615 | 65.2% | 34.0% | D+31.2 |
| Precinct -GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY CTRGAINESVILLE COMMUNITY CTR | 281 | 45 | 4 | 330 | 85.2% | 13.6% | D+71.5 |
| Precinct -COATOPA BEL FIRE DEPTCOATOPA BEL FIRE DEPT | 149 | 136 | 0 | 285 | 52.3% | 47.7% | D+4.6 |
| Precinct -EPES COMMUNITY CTREPES COMMUNITY CTR | 233 | 43 | 3 | 279 | 83.5% | 15.4% | D+68.1 |
| Precinct -BELLAMY COMMUNITY CTRBELLAMY COMMUNITY CTR | 230 | 32 | 1 | 263 | 87.5% | 12.2% | D+75.3 |
| Precinct -EMELLE SUMTER TOWN HALLEMELLE SUMTER TOWN HALL | 164 | 93 | 0 | 257 | 63.8% | 36.2% | D+27.6 |
| Precinct -PANOLA TRAILERPANOLA TRAILER | 181 | 29 | 0 | 210 | 86.2% | 13.8% | D+72.4 |
| Precinct -WARD COMMUNITY CTRWARD COMMUNITY CTR | 134 | 75 | 0 | 209 | 64.1% | 35.9% | D+28.2 |
| Precinct -GEIGER TOWN HALLGEIGER TOWN HALL | 117 | 37 | 0 | 154 | 76.0% | 24.0% | D+51.9 |
| Precinct -BOYD TRAILERBOYD TRAILER | 99 | 41 | 1 | 141 | 70.2% | 29.1% | D+41.1 |
| Precinct -WHITFIELD TRAILERWHITFIELD TRAILER | 64 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 92.8% | 5.8% | D+87.0 |
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +24.0% |
| 1880 | +14.4% |
| 1884 | +22.5% |
| 1888 | +42.9% |
| 1892 | +59.7% |
| 1896 | +10.7% |
| 1900 | +66.3% |
| 1904 | +95.7% |
| 1908 | +98.4% |
| 1912 | +95.8% |
| 1916 | +97.2% |
| 1920 | +97.0% |
| 1924 | +91.5% |
| 1928 | +68.3% |
| 1932 | +96.1% |
| 1936 | +96.6% |
| 1940 | +93.6% |
| 1944 | +90.4% |
| 1948 | −4.7% |
| 1952 | +12.0% |
| 1956 | +24.1% |
| 1960 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | −80.3% |
| 1968 | +42.3% |
| 1972 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | +22.3% |
| 1980 | +40.4% |
| 1984 | +28.4% |
| 1988 | +32.9% |
| 1992 | +42.7% |
| 1996 | +48.7% |
| 2000 | +45.8% |
| 2004 | +41.1% |
| 2008 | +50.3% |
| 2012 | +54.6% |
| 2016 | +49.6% |
| 2020 | +48.5% |
| 2024 | +41.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 69.3%2,684 | 30.0%1,163 | 3,875 |
| 2020 | D | 75.2%4,705 | 24.8%1,550 | 6,255 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,047 |
| 2020 | 10,063 |
| 2022 | 9,639 |
| 2024 | 9,633 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+13 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,937 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,150 in average income, against $47,881 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.3 on average — 61 points more Republican-leaning than Sumter County, AL itself (D+41.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tuscaloosa County, AL36R+20.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tuscaloosa County, AL48
- Lauderdale County, MS25
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 | −229 |
| 2012 | −60 |
| 2013 | −74 |
| 2014 | −164 |
| 2015 | −123 |
| 2016 | −286 |
| 2017 | −218 |
| 2018 | −128 |
| 2019 | −207 |
| 2021 | −184 |
| 2022 | −48 |
| 2023 | −133 |
| 2024 | −96 |
| 2025 | +13 |
Sumter County's electorate is majority Black, a legacy of the Black Belt's plantation-era demographics, and it has returned Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.4 points in 1908 and a Republican high of 80.3 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.1 points.
A population of 11,878, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $33,310 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holmes County and Noxubee County.
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Sumter County, Alabama. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/01119/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.