Dallas County anchor where Black voter registration drives reshaped Southern politics
Selma's Dallas County core has long posted some of Alabama's highest Black voter-registration rates relative to population, a legacy of 1960s organizing that continues to shape turnout patterns and candidate strategy in statewide races.
| Group | Selma, AL | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Black / African American(6) | 67.2% | 12.2% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 30.7% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 0.8% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -66.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.0% | 64.4% | — | — | |
| 12.8% | 22.3% | — | — | |
| 3.2% | 5.6% | — | — | |
| 3.2% | 5.5% | — | — | |
| 1.3% | 2.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 1.7% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Selma, AL metro area? 167,397 residents across 4 counties.
15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 18pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 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 | D+30.3 | D+27.4 | 2.9pp |