How did Huntsville, AL vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Huntsville, AL voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+16.3. Kamala D Harris received 102,405 votes and Donald Trump received 143,317 out of 250,949 total votes cast, a 1.4-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is Huntsville, AL's political history?

Huntsville, AL has 40 presidential elections on record, spanning 1868 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1984. The largest single-election swing was 87.3 points in 1972.

What are the demographics of Huntsville, AL?

Huntsville, AL has a population of 1,687,680 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 68.5% non-Hispanic white, 4.5% Hispanic, 21.5% Black. About 37% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $62,744.

Which places are most similar to Huntsville, AL?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar metro areas to Huntsville, AL are Colorado Springs, CO, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, Warner Robins, GA. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

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Huntsville, AL

Rocket City's aerospace economy reshaped Madison County's political map

Home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense concentration of defense contractors, the Huntsville metro has drawn a highly educated, engineering-heavy workforce that has gradually compressed Republican margins compared with the rest of Alabama.

Presidential margin · 2024

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Geography

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2024FIPS 26620

Population1.7M

Median ageU.S. 38.9y

37.7y▼ 1.2

Bachelor's+U.S. 35%

37.0%▲ 2.0

White68.5%
Black21.5%
Hispanic4.5%
Two or more3.9%
Asian2.1%
Other1.3%
Native0.6%

Trajectory · 2008–2024

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Similar metro areas

Reads like Colorado Springs, CO, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, and Warner Robins, GA.

8 visible matches

Colorado Springs, CO

Educated rural competitive 2

R+10.9

Similarity score91%

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Educated rural competitive 2

R+4.3

Similarity score90%

Warner Robins, GA

Small-town rural republican 2

R+10.5

Similarity score89%

Lexington Park, MD

Small-town rural republican 2

R+14.1

Similarity score88%

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Educated rural competitive 2

R+5.5

Similarity score86%

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

Educated rural competitive 2

R+8.2

Similarity score86%

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Small-town rural republican 2

R+32.4

Similarity score86%

Jacksonville, FL

Educated rural competitive 2

R+18.3

Similarity score85%

Constituent Geography

Counties in Huntsville, AL

2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.

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County	Pop.	Margin	Dem	Rep	Total	Share
Madison	406K	R+8.9	87,824	105,430	197,617	19.7%
Madison	350K	R+8.9	87,824	105,430	197,617	19.7%
Madison	314K	R+8.9	87,824	105,430	197,617	19.7%
Madison	277K	R+8.9	87,824	105,430	197,617	19.7%
Limestone	111K	R+43.7	14,581	37,887	53,332	5.3%
Limestone	90K	R+43.7	14,581	37,887	53,332	5.3%
Limestone	74K	R+43.7	14,581	37,887	53,332	5.3%
Limestone	66K	R+43.7	14,581	37,887	53,332	5.3%

8 countiesTotal votes: 1,003,796

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

Huntsville, ALCensus ACS 2024Ancestry detail available

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 68.5%Black 21.5%Hispanic 4.5%Multiracial 2.8%Asian 2.1%Native American 0.6%

Group	Huntsville, AL	National
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	68.5%	57.4%
▶Black / African American(13)	21.5%	12.2%
▶Hispanic / Latino(19)	4.5%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	2.8%	4.0%
▶Asian(6)	2.1%	6.0%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)	0.6%	0.9%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8)	0.2%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

Religious Adherents

Population that are religious adherents:

58.4%(302.1K people)

U.S. Religion Census 2020

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Catholic-Evangelical edge: -50.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.

Ecological pattern — how to read this

Reflects patterns in counties where this religious tradition concentrates — not a claim about individual voters.

Values are derived by joining Religion Census 2020 (U.S. Religion Data Archive) with certified election results at the county level. That means we know what counties with more or fewer of this group did — not how any individual voted.

This is known as ecological inference. It is a valid way to surface geographic correlation but must not be read as a personal-vote claim about anyone in the group.

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents	US Pop	US Adherents
Evangelical Protestant	33.7%	57.7%	—	—
Mainline Protestant	7.8%	13.4%	—	—
Catholic	7.1%	12.2%	—	—
Black Protestant	5.9%	10.1%	—	—
Other	3.8%	6.5%	—	—
LDS (Mormon)	1.4%	2.3%	—	—
Non-religiousPopulation	41.6%	—	—	—

Click the chevron to expand denominations. Tradition and denomination rows label both share of total population and share of all religious adherents. Non-religious is shown as a share of total population only.

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Who lives in the Huntsville, AL metro area? 1,687,680 residents across 8 counties.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

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Huntsville, AL vs National1.7M residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

1.7M

local

1.7MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.50%

local

0.50%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

42.6%

local

42.6%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

$62,744

local

$62,744National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.5%

local

11.5%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

37.0%

local

37.0%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

70.4%

local

70.4%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

37.7 yrs

local

37.7 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

13.0%

local

13.0%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.2%

local

11.2%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

4.8%

local

4.8%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

6.4%

local

6.4%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

93.6%

local

93.6%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in Huntsville, AL

Turnout % = votes cast ÷ citizen voting-age population (CVAP). Source: CVAP Special Tab 2020-2024.

2024 Turnout

64.2%

vs Previous

+1.8pp

Eligible Non-Voters

140K · 35.8%

Citizen VAP

391,153

History

1988–2024

Ticket-Splitting

Do voters in Huntsville, AL split their tickets?

Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.

ConsistencyHeavy splitting (2/100)

2022 Office Comparisons

Offices	Margin A	Margin B	Split
Senate vs Governor	R+27.0	R+31.2	4.2pp

Average divergence across office pairs: 16.8pp

Containing Geography

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