Baldwin County's Gulf Coast corridor is among Alabama's fastest-growing metros
Anchored by retiree-heavy Fairhope and resort-adjacent Foley, this Baldwin County corridor has trended sharply Republican even as rapid in-migration from other states slowly diversifies its electorate.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 83.4% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 9.2% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 4.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -33.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.2% | 54.1% | — | — | |
| 12.7% | 25.3% | — | — | |
| 7.6% | 15.1% | — | — | |
| 1.5% | 2.9% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 2.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.2% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 49.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area? 758,911 residents across 4 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+65.6 | R+66.3 | 0.7pp |