† 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
15 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
GroupMontgomery-SelmaAlabamaUnited States
American16.0%12.8%5.3%
English9.0%12.1%9.5%
Irish5.7%8.0%9.4%
German4.4%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.3%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%1.2%—
Italian1.0%1.7%4.8%
French0.7%1.1%1.6%
African American†42.8%24.6%9.9%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican2.1%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Korean0.7%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%0.3%1.4%
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
Montgomery-Selma
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.2
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Montgomery-Selma
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$57,984
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.1%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.3%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Montgomery-Selma
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Montgomery-Selma
Alabama
United States
Catholic
2.4%
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.9%
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.6%
36.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
6.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
11.5%
7.3%
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.
Montgomery-Selma, Alabama
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+57.7%
1896
+55.9%
1900
+50.8%
1904
+82.5%
1908
+81.7%
1912
+86.5%
1916
+89.2%
1920
+81.5%
1924
+85.8%
1928
+28.7%
1932
+91.6%
1936
+94.3%
1940
+93.9%
1944
+90.0%
1948
−6.4%
1952
+29.6%
1956
+17.8%
1960
+19.2%
1964
−77.6%
1968
+17.4%
1972
−38.1%
1976
+10.8%
1980
+3.0%
1984
−13.0%
1988
−10.3%
1992
+0.8%
1996
+2.8%
2000
−3.2%
2004
−11.0%
2008
−1.1%
2012
+2.1%
2016
−2.9%
2020
−2.1%
2024
−7.8%
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
45.6%Harris126,479
53.3%Trump148,080
1.1%
R+7.8
R+5.6
R+6.3
277,578
R
48.4%Biden143,432
50.5%Trump149,788
1.1%
R+2.1
D+0.7
R+6.6
296,374
R
47.9%Clinton134,240
50.7%Trump142,270
1.4%
R+2.9
R+4.9
R+5.0
280,451
D
50.7%Obama149,106
48.7%Romney143,041
0.6%
D+2.1
D+3.2
R+1.8
293,991
R
49.2%Obama145,759
50.3%McCain149,036
0.5%
R+1.1
D+9.9
R+8.4
296,298
R
44.3%Kerry113,768
55.3%Bush142,111
0.4%
R+11.0
R+7.8
R+8.6
257,034
R
47.7%Gore111,374
51.0%Bush118,946
1.3%
R+3.2
R+6.0
R+3.8
233,311
D
49.0%Clinton107,883
46.2%Dole101,756
4.8%
D+2.8
D+2.0
R+5.7
220,124
D
45.6%Clinton108,052
44.7%Bush106,128
9.7%
D+0.8
D+11.1
R+4.7
237,195
R
44.4%Dukakis88,240
54.7%Bush108,727
0.9%
R+10.3
D+2.7
R+2.6
198,853
R
43.0%Mondale93,247
56.0%Reagan121,446
1.0%
R+13.0
R+16.0
D+5.2
216,893
D
49.7%Carter101,774
46.7%Reagan95,671
3.6%
D+3.0
R+7.8
D+12.7
204,913
D
54.6%Carter98,641
43.8%Ford79,173
1.6%
D+10.8
D+48.9
D+8.7
180,696
R
29.9%McGovern46,537
68.1%Nixon105,838
2.0%
R+38.1
R+55.6
R+15.0
155,442
O
26.3%Humphrey42,690
8.9%Nixon14,485
64.7%
Wallace +38.4
D+95.0
D+18.1
162,013
R
0.0%Johnson0
77.6%Goldwater75,136
22.4%
R+77.6
R+96.8
R+100.1
96,869
D
59.1%Kennedy42,902
39.8%Nixon28,938
1.1%
D+19.2
D+1.5
D+19.1
72,632
D
53.7%Stevenson36,392
36.0%Eisenhower24,369
10.3%
D+17.8
R+11.9
D+33.2
67,734
D
64.6%Stevenson41,816
35.0%Eisenhower22,655
0.4%
D+29.6
D+36.0
D+40.4
64,728
O
0.0%Truman0
6.4%Dewey1,981
93.6%
Thurmond +87.2
R+96.4
R+10.9
31,027
D
94.8%Roosevelt35,746
4.8%Dewey1,799
0.4%
D+90.0
R+3.9
D+82.6
37,700
D
96.9%Roosevelt46,754
2.9%Willkie1,412
0.2%
D+93.9
R+0.4
D+84.0
48,266
D
96.9%Roosevelt45,194
2.6%Landon1,195
0.5%
D+94.3
D+2.8
D+70.1
46,634
D
95.2%Roosevelt39,750
3.6%Hoover1,517
1.2%
D+91.6
D+62.9
D+73.8
41,758
D
64.3%Smith24,708
35.6%Hoover13,693
0.1%
D+28.7
R+57.2
D+46.1
38,422
D
90.9%Davis20,729
5.1%Coolidge1,156
4.0%
D+85.8
D+4.3
D+111.0
22,801
D
90.4%Cox26,346
8.9%Harding2,589
0.7%
D+81.5
R+7.7
D+107.7
29,152
D
93.9%Wilson20,403
4.7%Hughes1,025
1.3%
D+89.2
D+2.7
D+86.1
21,719
D
89.5%Wilson17,262
3.0%Taft574
7.6%
D+86.5
D+4.8
D+66.9
19,295
D
89.4%Bryan16,523
7.7%Taft1,424
2.9%
D+81.7
R+0.8
D+91.2
18,491
D
89.6%Parker16,892
7.1%Roosevelt1,334
3.3%
D+82.5
D+31.7
D+102.2
18,857
D
73.7%Bryan27,665
22.9%McKinley8,610
3.4%
D+50.8
R+5.2
D+58.3
37,539
D
75.6%Bryan34,147
19.7%McKinley8,878
4.8%
D+55.9
R+1.7
D+62.0
45,178
D
62.3%Cleveland37,734
4.6%Harrison2,790
33.1%
D+57.7
—
D+56.0
60,596
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Montgomery-Selma
Year
Total registered
2018
459,824
2020
480,892
2022
467,289
2024
480,569
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−847 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −42,985 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Montgomery-Selma in Montgomery-Selma: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,156
2012
−5,681
2013
−4,385
2014
−4,390
2015
−3,654
2016
−3,109
2017
−3,360
2018
−4,919
2019
−2,955
2021
−2,030
2022
−892
2023
−1,692
2024
−1,915
2025
−847
Spanning the historic Black Belt from Montgomery to Selma, this market's electorate is among the most heavily African-American in the Deep South, consistently producing some of Alabama's largest Democratic vote shares in a state that trends reliably Republican statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 77.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 631,990, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,984 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson, MS and Augusta-Aiken.
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In 2024, Montgomery-Selma, Alabama voted Republican by 7.8 points (R+7.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 277,578 votes cast, 126,479 went Democratic and 148,080 went Republican.
When did Montgomery-Selma, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery-Selma, Alabama voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Montgomery-Selma, Alabama has a population of 631,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Median household income in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama is $57,984 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
