One of Alabama's most Republican-leaning metros by raw margin
Ozark anchors Dale County in southeastern Alabama's wiregrass region, where a largely rural, majority-white electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 45 points in recent cycles, leaving Democrats with minimal competitive footing.
| Group | Ozark, AL | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 70.2% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 20.2% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 5.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.2% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -74.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.9% | 71.7% | — | — | |
| 5.2% | 10.4% | — | — | |
| 4.9% | 9.8% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 6.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.9% | 3.7% | — | — |
| 0.7% | 1.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 49.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Ozark, AL metro area? 196,568 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+59.4 | R+59.5 | 0.0pp |