Tallapoosa County, Alabama: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,9382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Baker County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tallapoosa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tallapoosa 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 | +60.5% |
| 1880 | +54.9% |
| 1884 | +54.0% |
| 1888 | +52.1% |
| 1892 | +50.8% |
| 1896 | +56.3% |
| 1900 | +35.0% |
| 1904 | +73.1% |
| 1908 | +75.3% |
| 1912 | +81.5% |
| 1916 | +85.7% |
| 1920 | +77.9% |
| 1924 | +99.5% |
| 1928 | +19.1% |
| 1932 | +92.0% |
| 1936 | +92.4% |
| 1940 | +93.5% |
| 1944 | +92.0% |
| 1948 | −6.3% |
| 1952 | +61.9% |
| 1956 | +45.3% |
| 1960 | +43.3% |
| 1964 | −76.1% |
| 1968 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | −59.2% |
| 1976 | +18.1% |
| 1980 | +9.6% |
| 1984 | −33.6% |
| 1988 | −29.4% |
| 1992 | −15.8% |
| 1996 | −10.5% |
| 2000 | −22.3% |
| 2004 | −38.7% |
| 2008 | −36.5% |
| 2012 | −32.3% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −49.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,975 | 14,884 | 20,023 | ||
| R | 5,859 | 14,963 | 20,991 | ||
| R | 5,519 | 13,594 | 19,346 | ||
| R | 6,319 | 12,396 | 18,829 | ||
| R | 6,063 | 13,116 | 19,311 | ||
| R | 5,451 | 12,392 | 17,952 | ||
| R | 6,183 | 9,805 | 16,253 | ||
| R | 6,071 | 7,627 | 14,815 | ||
| R | 5,703 | 8,140 | 15,456 | ||
| R | 4,598 | 8,502 | 13,298 | ||
| R | 4,458 | 9,045 | 13,666 | ||
| D | 7,260 | 5,958 | 13,603 | ||
| D | 7,614 | 5,237 | 13,163 | ||
| R | 2,113 | 8,535 | 10,843 | ||
| O | 1,331 | 1,205 | 11,821 | ||
| R | 0 | 5,530 | 7,263 | ||
| D | 5,460 | 2,150 | 7,648 | ||
| D | 5,070 | 1,879 | 7,042 | ||
| D | 5,055 | 1,187 | 6,249 | ||
| O | 0 | 156 | 2,474 | ||
| D | 3,326 | 136 | 3,469 | ||
| D | 4,325 | 139 | 4,475 | ||
| D | 3,625 | 141 | 3,772 | ||
| D | 3,391 | 138 | 3,537 | ||
| D | 1,849 | 1,257 | 3,107 | ||
| D | 1,713 | 1 | 1,720 | ||
| D | 2,257 | 269 | 2,552 | ||
| D | 1,892 | 129 | 2,057 | ||
| D | 1,586 | 84 | 1,843 | ||
| D | 1,343 | 104 | 1,646 | ||
| D | 1,791 | 234 | 2,130 | ||
| D | 2,557 | 1,202 | 3,874 | ||
| D | 2,691 | 685 | 3,563 | ||
| D | 2,470 | 306 | 4,263 | ||
| D | 2,385 | 751 | 3,136 | ||
| D | 2,261 | 675 | 2,938 | ||
| D | 2,676 | 779 | 3,455 | ||
| D | 2,892 | 711 | 3,603 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
American
10.8%
Irish
10.4%
German
6.1%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.6%
African American
18.7%
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: 45.6 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
$59,356
Tallapoosa County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tallapoosa County$59,356
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Tallapoosa 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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
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 26.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tallapoosa County, anchored by the small city of Dadeville, delivered nearly 75% of its 2024 presidential vote to the Republican column — a margin consistent with the broader rural realignment across Alabama's Piedmont region over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-six points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A median household income of $59,356, a 16% poverty rate, and a 68% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker County and Marion County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tallapoosa County, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tallapoosa County, Alabama voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,023 votes cast, 4,975 went Democratic and 14,884 went Republican.
What is Tallapoosa County, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Tallapoosa County, Alabama in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Tallapoosa County, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tallapoosa County, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Tallapoosa County, Alabama?
Tallapoosa County, Alabama has a population of 40,938 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tallapoosa County, Alabama?
Median household income in Tallapoosa County, Alabama is $59,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Tallapoosa County, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tallapoosa County, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.