† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
6 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDothanUnited States
English12.3%9.5%
American10.0%5.3%
Irish8.5%9.4%
German6.8%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.3%
Italian1.5%4.8%
French1.1%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%—
African American†21.8%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Mexican3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
Korean0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.1%1.3%
Vietnamese0.1%0.6%
Asian Indian0.1%1.4%
Filipino0.1%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dothan
United States
Median age
40.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dothan
United States
Median household income
$59,261
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dothan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dothan
United States
Catholic
2.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
51.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
30.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.2%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dothan, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+54.0%
1896
+66.4%
1900
+29.0%
1904
+46.5%
1908
+42.2%
1912
+64.1%
1916
+51.6%
1920
+35.9%
1924
+61.0%
1928
+10.5%
1932
+90.1%
1936
+88.2%
1940
+81.2%
1944
+83.1%
1948
−0.7%
1952
+47.5%
1956
+41.4%
1960
+31.2%
1964
−81.1%
1968
+4.7%
1972
−65.5%
1976
+13.5%
1980
−13.6%
1984
−45.3%
1988
−40.0%
1992
−17.4%
1996
−21.5%
2000
−34.2%
2004
−47.6%
2008
−42.5%
2012
−41.6%
2016
−50.4%
2020
−47.0%
2024
−52.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.4%Harris26,249
75.7%Trump85,076
1.0%
R+52.3
R+5.3
R+50.9
112,407
R
25.9%Biden29,801
72.9%Trump83,997
1.2%
R+47.0
D+3.4
R+51.5
115,216
R
23.9%Clinton25,283
74.3%Trump78,589
1.7%
R+50.4
R+8.8
R+52.5
105,720
R
28.8%Obama30,465
70.4%Romney74,404
0.8%
R+41.6
D+1.0
R+45.4
105,684
R
28.4%Obama30,329
70.9%McCain75,772
0.7%
R+42.5
D+5.1
R+49.8
106,823
R
25.9%Kerry24,374
73.5%Bush69,232
0.6%
R+47.6
R+13.4
R+45.2
94,148
R
32.0%Gore26,711
66.3%Bush55,261
1.7%
R+34.2
R+12.7
R+34.8
83,373
R
35.2%Clinton26,532
56.7%Dole42,750
8.2%
R+21.5
R+4.1
R+30.0
75,445
R
34.5%Clinton28,127
51.9%Bush42,344
13.6%
R+17.4
D+22.5
R+23.0
81,589
R
29.7%Dukakis21,046
69.6%Bush49,379
0.7%
R+40.0
D+5.3
R+32.2
70,918
R
26.7%Mondale20,128
72.0%Reagan54,230
1.2%
R+45.3
R+31.7
R+27.1
75,298
R
42.0%Carter28,710
55.5%Reagan37,989
2.5%
R+13.6
R+27.0
R+3.8
68,399
D
56.2%Carter34,509
42.7%Ford26,223
1.2%
D+13.5
D+79.0
D+11.4
61,455
R
16.8%McGovern8,527
82.4%Nixon41,705
0.8%
R+65.5
R+70.2
R+42.4
50,636
O
10.1%Humphrey5,541
5.4%Nixon2,958
84.5%
Wallace +74.4
D+85.9
D+5.4
54,789
R
2.1%Johnson771
83.3%Goldwater30,029
14.6%
R+81.1
R+112.3
R+103.7
36,060
D
65.4%Kennedy17,999
34.2%Nixon9,414
0.4%
D+31.2
R+10.2
D+31.0
27,533
D
68.5%Stevenson16,897
27.1%Eisenhower6,690
4.4%
D+41.4
R+6.1
D+56.8
24,663
D
73.5%Stevenson16,839
26.1%Eisenhower5,967
0.4%
D+47.5
D+48.2
D+58.2
22,905
O
9.7%Truman1,110
10.4%Dewey1,196
79.9%
Thurmond +69.5
R+83.9
R+5.2
11,483
D
91.4%Roosevelt13,681
8.2%Dewey1,230
0.4%
D+83.1
D+1.9
D+75.6
14,976
D
90.5%Roosevelt14,986
9.3%Willkie1,539
0.2%
D+81.2
R+7.0
D+71.2
16,562
D
94.0%Roosevelt14,804
5.8%Landon909
0.3%
D+88.2
R+2.0
D+63.9
15,756
D
95.0%Roosevelt14,462
4.8%Hoover738
0.2%
D+90.1
D+79.6
D+72.4
15,224
D
55.3%Smith8,106
44.7%Hoover6,559
0.0%
D+10.5
R+50.4
D+28.0
14,671
D
78.8%Davis6,803
17.8%Coolidge1,540
3.4%
D+61.0
D+25.1
D+86.1
8,633
D
67.4%Cox7,736
31.6%Harding3,623
1.0%
D+35.9
R+15.7
D+62.0
11,471
D
74.9%Wilson7,526
23.4%Hughes2,347
1.7%
D+51.6
R+12.5
D+48.4
10,043
D
69.0%Wilson5,599
5.0%Taft402
26.0%
D+64.1
D+21.9
D+44.5
8,110
D
66.1%Bryan5,143
23.9%Taft1,862
9.9%
D+42.2
R+4.3
D+51.7
7,776
D
65.8%Parker5,261
19.3%Roosevelt1,544
14.9%
D+46.5
D+17.4
D+66.2
7,994
D
61.3%Bryan5,157
32.2%McKinley2,712
6.5%
D+29.0
R+37.4
D+36.6
8,417
D
80.1%Bryan8,546
13.7%McKinley1,460
6.2%
D+66.4
D+12.4
D+72.5
10,671
D
58.8%Cleveland6,843
4.8%Harrison562
36.4%
D+54.0
—
D+52.3
11,641
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Dothan
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
7,702
2018
181,044
2020
195,300
2022
192,988
2024
202,574
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,186 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +6,604 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Dothan in Dothan: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−438
2012
+486
2013
−1,630
2014
−719
2015
−42
2016
−786
2017
+410
2018
−65
2019
+1,236
2021
+1,410
2022
+2,093
2023
+1,976
2024
+1,487
2025
+1,186
The Dothan media market anchors the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama, a peanut-farming corridor where Republican presidential candidates have routinely posted margins exceeding 40 points over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 81.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.3 points.
A population of 267,796, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,261 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches) and Wichita Falls & Lawton.
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In 2024, Dothan, Alabama voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,407 votes cast, 26,249 went Democratic and 85,076 went Republican.
When did Dothan, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dothan, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dothan, Alabama?
Dothan, Alabama has a population of 267,796 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dothan, Alabama?
Median household income in Dothan, Alabama is $59,261 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Dothan, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dothan, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
