DeKalb County's sock-manufacturing hub anchors a reliably conservative corner of Appalachian Alabama.
Fort Payne built its identity around textile production and sits in a stretch of northeast Alabama where Republican presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the region's rural, working-class evangelical composition.
| Group | Fort Payne, AL | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 83.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 12.0% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 1.3% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -68.3pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.0% | 76.6% | — | — | |
| 8.0% | 12.8% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 7.1% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 2.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.1% | — | — |
| 0.6% | 1.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 37.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Fort Payne, AL metro area? 275,841 residents across 4 counties.
11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 22pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+35 on average nationally.
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+78.9 | R+80.3 | 1.4pp |