† 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
11 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
GroupHuntsville-Decatur (Florence)United States
English14.0%9.5%
American13.9%5.3%
Irish8.9%9.4%
German7.6%12.5%
Scottish2.2%1.3%
Italian1.8%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.3%—
French1.1%1.6%
African American†13.0%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Mexican4.9%11.3%
Guatemalan1.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Korean0.2%0.4%
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
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
United States
Median age
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
United States
Median household income
$72,589
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
22.3%
Spanish
5.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
United States
Catholic
6.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.5%
5.2%
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.
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+53.3%
1896
+26.4%
1900
+13.3%
1904
+42.6%
1908
+40.4%
1912
+51.7%
1916
+51.4%
1920
+21.2%
1924
+31.4%
1928
+2.5%
1932
+59.1%
1936
+60.5%
1940
+64.9%
1944
+57.7%
1948
−16.4%
1952
+48.3%
1956
+40.3%
1960
+31.7%
1964
−46.4%
1968
−7.4%
1972
−46.9%
1976
+34.8%
1980
+12.5%
1984
−19.0%
1988
−17.9%
1992
−2.4%
1996
−6.4%
2000
−13.6%
2004
−25.8%
2008
−30.6%
2012
−33.3%
2016
−41.0%
2020
−36.2%
2024
−39.1%
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
29.7%Harris152,180
68.8%Trump352,977
1.6%
R+39.1
R+2.9
R+37.7
513,240
R
31.0%Biden156,958
67.2%Trump340,615
1.8%
R+36.2
D+4.7
R+40.7
506,813
R
28.0%Clinton121,398
69.0%Trump298,725
2.9%
R+41.0
R+7.6
R+43.1
432,878
R
32.7%Obama135,850
66.0%Romney274,298
1.3%
R+33.3
R+2.7
R+37.2
415,395
R
34.0%Obama141,978
64.6%McCain269,707
1.4%
R+30.6
R+4.8
R+37.9
417,497
R
36.7%Kerry140,521
62.5%Bush239,171
0.8%
R+25.8
R+12.1
R+23.3
382,892
R
42.1%Gore140,321
55.7%Bush185,736
2.2%
R+13.6
R+7.2
R+14.1
333,429
R
42.3%Clinton126,878
48.7%Dole146,069
8.9%
R+6.4
R+4.0
R+14.9
299,680
R
41.4%Clinton136,968
43.8%Bush144,843
14.8%
R+2.4
D+15.5
R+7.9
330,571
R
40.5%Dukakis100,495
58.4%Bush144,823
1.0%
R+17.9
D+1.1
R+10.2
247,866
R
39.9%Mondale103,651
58.9%Reagan152,946
1.1%
R+19.0
R+31.5
R+0.8
259,533
D
54.0%Carter127,366
41.6%Reagan97,967
4.4%
D+12.5
R+22.3
D+22.2
235,723
D
66.6%Carter141,657
31.8%Ford67,711
1.6%
D+34.8
D+81.7
D+32.7
212,685
R
25.6%McGovern45,875
72.5%Nixon130,114
2.0%
R+46.9
R+39.5
R+23.8
179,502
O
11.6%Humphrey21,565
19.0%Nixon35,306
69.3%
Wallace +50.3
D+39.0
R+6.7
185,410
R
4.3%Johnson4,861
50.7%Goldwater57,664
45.0%
R+46.4
R+78.1
R+69.0
113,742
D
65.6%Kennedy67,484
33.9%Nixon34,913
0.5%
D+31.7
R+8.7
D+31.5
102,895
D
69.8%Stevenson64,631
29.4%Eisenhower27,259
0.8%
D+40.3
R+8.0
D+55.7
92,657
D
74.0%Stevenson57,625
25.7%Eisenhower20,023
0.3%
D+48.3
D+64.7
D+59.1
77,852
O
7.3%Truman2,969
23.7%Dewey9,613
69.0%
Thurmond +45.3
R+74.0
R+20.9
40,592
D
78.7%Roosevelt38,093
21.0%Dewey10,178
0.3%
D+57.7
R+7.2
D+50.2
48,413
D
82.3%Roosevelt45,837
17.4%Willkie9,691
0.4%
D+64.9
D+4.4
D+54.9
55,725
D
80.1%Roosevelt44,673
19.6%Landon10,910
0.4%
D+60.5
D+1.4
D+36.2
55,802
D
79.0%Roosevelt37,743
20.0%Hoover9,537
1.0%
D+59.1
D+56.6
D+41.3
47,753
D
51.2%Smith27,218
48.7%Hoover25,887
0.1%
D+2.5
R+28.8
D+20.0
53,162
D
64.1%Davis22,483
32.8%Coolidge11,492
3.1%
D+31.4
D+10.1
D+56.5
35,057
D
60.2%Cox29,144
38.9%Harding18,855
0.9%
D+21.2
R+30.2
D+47.4
48,431
D
74.6%Wilson19,054
23.1%Hughes5,911
2.3%
D+51.4
R+0.3
D+48.3
25,555
D
65.4%Wilson15,752
13.7%Taft3,300
20.9%
D+51.7
D+11.3
D+32.1
24,088
D
68.4%Bryan14,605
28.0%Taft5,975
3.6%
D+40.4
R+2.2
D+50.0
21,347
D
68.9%Parker15,410
26.3%Roosevelt5,882
4.8%
D+42.6
D+29.3
D+62.3
22,360
D
54.9%Bryan19,116
41.6%McKinley14,480
3.5%
D+13.3
R+13.1
D+20.9
34,825
D
61.7%Bryan24,665
35.3%McKinley14,109
3.0%
D+26.4
R+26.9
D+32.5
39,965
D
54.8%Cleveland22,633
1.6%Harrison646
43.6%
D+53.3
—
D+51.6
41,266
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 Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
20,817
2018
719,059
2020
788,607
2022
799,048
2024
847,655
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+14,466 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +105,345 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence): net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+3,582
2012
+1,429
2013
+2,593
2014
+2,018
2015
+1,129
2016
+2,848
2017
+5,422
2018
+6,396
2019
+8,936
2021
+13,001
2022
+14,523
2023
+15,575
2024
+13,427
2025
+14,466
The Huntsville-Decatur market straddles the Tennessee Valley, where NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense defense-contractor workforce have produced one of Alabama's most education-intensive and economically distinct voter bases.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.9 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 46.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.1 points.
A population of 1,121,532, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,589 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chattanooga and Knoxville.
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How did Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 513,240 votes cast, 152,180 went Democratic and 352,977 went Republican.
When did Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama has a population of 1,121,532 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama is $72,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
