HarrisDemocratic25.7%5,926TrumpRepublican73.3%16,911OtherAll other candidates1.0%228
R+47.6- Lead
- 10,985
- Total
- 23,065
- vs nation
- R+46.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Alabama 81st State House District
Contests in this Place (44 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic28.8%6,712TrumpRepublican70.3%16,414OtherAll other candidates0.9%215
R+41.6- Lead
- 9,702
- Total
- 23,341
- vs nation
- R+46.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic28.9%6,047TrumpRepublican69.7%14,605OtherAll other candidates1.5%305
R+40.8- Lead
- 8,558
- Total
- 20,957
- vs nation
- R+42.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic33.7%6,849RomneyRepublican65.6%13,339OtherAll other candidates0.8%159
R+31.9- Lead
- 6,490
- Total
- 20,347
- vs nation
- R+35.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic31.7%6,595McCainRepublican67.6%14,060OtherAll other candidates0.7%152
R+35.9- Lead
- 7,465
- Total
- 20,807
- vs nation
- R+43.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic30.6%5,867BushRepublican68.8%13,212OtherAll other candidates0.6%122
R+38.3- Lead
- 7,345
- Total
- 19,201
- vs nation
- R+35.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic37.8%6,542BushRepublican60.5%10,460OtherAll other candidates1.7%294
R+22.7- Lead
- 3,918
- Total
- 17,296
- vs nation
- R+23.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic40.6%6,399DoleRepublican51.8%8,149OtherAll other candidates7.6%1,194
R+11.1- Lead
- 1,750
- Total
- 15,742
- vs nation
- R+19.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 46,3262024 5-year
- Population density
- 60 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 775 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $62,7872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99.1 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59.2 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 100, MS · twin score 97.2
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 81st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
99.3%
1,741 votes · D+99.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 96.6%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
78.7%
8,869 votes · R+59.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barry Goldwater, 1964 · 76.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Hubert Humphrey1968
9,200votes
76.2% of the vote · D+66.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 7,815 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
16,911votes
73.3% of the vote · R+47.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 16,414 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+124.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+99.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +104.1 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+75.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.7 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +46.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
REd OliverState House · 81
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+47.6, against R+35.9 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 42.8% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.1 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 46,326, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,787 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 100 and State House District 94.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 100
Mississippi
97.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 94
Tennessee
96.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 35
Alabama
96.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alabama 81st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 81st State House District voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+47.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,065 votes cast, 5,926 went Democratic and 16,911 went Republican.
When did Alabama 81st State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 81st State House District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Alabama 81st State House District?
Alabama 81st State House District has a population of 46,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 81st State House District?
Median household income in Alabama 81st State House District is $62,787 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 81st State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 81st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.