Talladega County, Alabama: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 81,0212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,7762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardee County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Talladega CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Talladega County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +21.2% |
| 1880 | −3.1% |
| 1884 | −16.3% |
| 1888 | −4.6% |
| 1892 | +47.4% |
| 1896 | +32.6% |
| 1900 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | +64.7% |
| 1908 | +47.4% |
| 1912 | +66.4% |
| 1916 | +54.7% |
| 1920 | +39.0% |
| 1924 | +45.7% |
| 1928 | +2.8% |
| 1932 | +68.8% |
| 1936 | +74.3% |
| 1940 | +76.0% |
| 1944 | +63.8% |
| 1948 | −16.0% |
| 1952 | +16.7% |
| 1956 | +10.9% |
| 1960 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | −70.7% |
| 1968 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | −47.0% |
| 1976 | +23.6% |
| 1980 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | −24.2% |
| 1988 | −21.8% |
| 1992 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | −2.4% |
| 2000 | −10.0% |
| 2004 | −23.3% |
| 2008 | −18.5% |
| 2012 | −16.0% |
| 2016 | −25.6% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −33.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,898 | 22,100 | 33,250 | ||
| R | 13,138 | 22,235 | 35,663 | ||
| R | 12,121 | 20,614 | 33,146 | ||
| R | 13,905 | 19,246 | 33,373 | ||
| R | 13,779 | 20,112 | 34,204 | ||
| R | 11,374 | 18,331 | 29,898 | ||
| R | 11,264 | 13,807 | 25,451 | ||
| R | 10,385 | 10,931 | 22,778 | ||
| R | 10,695 | 12,661 | 26,264 | ||
| R | 8,291 | 12,973 | 21,506 | ||
| R | 8,490 | 14,067 | 23,020 | ||
| D | 10,159 | 9,902 | 20,641 | ||
| D | 10,577 | 6,425 | 17,608 | ||
| R | 4,567 | 12,763 | 17,455 | ||
| O | 3,099 | 1,935 | 18,756 | ||
| R | 0 | 8,946 | 12,658 | ||
| D | 5,729 | 4,723 | 10,529 | ||
| D | 5,243 | 4,197 | 9,597 | ||
| D | 5,028 | 3,588 | 8,642 | ||
| O | 0 | 593 | 3,705 | ||
| D | 3,102 | 675 | 3,806 | ||
| D | 3,965 | 534 | 4,512 | ||
| D | 3,751 | 489 | 4,391 | ||
| D | 3,353 | 617 | 3,976 | ||
| D | 1,693 | 1,602 | 3,308 | ||
| D | 1,730 | 628 | 2,412 | ||
| D | 2,137 | 931 | 3,089 | ||
| D | 1,539 | 447 | 1,996 | ||
| D | 1,312 | 111 | 1,810 | ||
| D | 1,010 | 351 | 1,391 | ||
| D | 1,264 | 252 | 1,565 | ||
| D | 1,602 | 1,393 | 3,161 | ||
| D | 1,854 | 922 | 2,862 | ||
| D | 2,638 | 108 | 5,334 | ||
| R | 1,983 | 2,179 | 4,252 | ||
| R | 1,278 | 1,779 | 3,076 | ||
| R | 1,659 | 1,767 | 3,488 | ||
| D | 2,014 | 1,309 | 3,323 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
American
10.9%
Irish
8.6%
German
6.1%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.8%
African American
23.8%
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: 42.0 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
$57,776
Talladega County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Talladega County$57,776
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Talladega 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
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Talladega County's presidential margins have widened steadily over the past two decades, reflecting a broader rural realignment across central Alabama. Its population of roughly 80,000 anchors a regional economy built around manufacturing and the historic Talladega Superspeedway corridor.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy-six points in 1940. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $57,776 and a 18% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardee County and Escambia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Talladega County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Talladega County, Alabama voted Republican by 33.7 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,250 votes cast, 10,898 went Democratic and 22,100 went Republican.
What is Talladega County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Talladega County, Alabama in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 20 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Talladega County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Talladega County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Talladega County, Alabama?
Talladega County, Alabama has a population of 81,021 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Talladega County, Alabama?
Median household income in Talladega County, Alabama is $57,776 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Talladega County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Talladega County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.