HarrisDemocratic48.5%36,861TrumpRepublican49.0%37,244OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,898
R+0.5- Lead
- 383
- Total
- 76,003
- vs nation
- D+1.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Alabama 2nd State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic48.4%36,131TrumpRepublican48.9%36,545OtherAll other candidates2.7%2,031
R+0.6- Lead
- 414
- Total
- 74,707
- vs nation
- R+5.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic42.4%25,364TrumpRepublican53.0%31,706OtherAll other candidates4.6%2,779
R+10.6- Lead
- 6,342
- Total
- 59,849
- vs nation
- R+12.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic43.3%25,101RomneyRepublican54.7%31,728OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,130
R+11.4- Lead
- 6,627
- Total
- 57,959
- vs nation
- R+15.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.5%25,913McCainRepublican53.1%30,222OtherAll other candidates1.4%782
R+7.6- Lead
- 4,309
- Total
- 56,917
- vs nation
- R+14.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic44.0%21,419BushRepublican54.8%26,700OtherAll other candidates1.2%578
R+10.8- Lead
- 5,281
- Total
- 48,697
- vs nation
- R+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic46.5%19,676BushRepublican50.4%21,326OtherAll other candidates3.1%1,327
R+3.9- Lead
- 1,650
- Total
- 42,329
- vs nation
- R+4.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.5%17,311DoleRepublican45.2%17,191OtherAll other candidates9.3%3,542
D+0.3- Lead
- 120
- Total
- 38,044
- vs nation
- R+8.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+0.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 150,7082024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,105 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 136 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $93,7812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85.4 in 1944MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40.7 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 13, AR · twin score 88.5
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 2nd State Senate 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1944
92.4%
2,360 votes · D+85.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 92.2%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
69.2%
13,058 votes · R+40.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 62.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
36,861votes
48.5% of the vote · R+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 36,131 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
37,244votes
49.0% of the vote · R+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 36,545 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
Alton B. Parker1904
+102.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+83.1 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +99.9 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
+17.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+40.7 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · +17.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTom ButlerState Senate · 2
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.
Alabama 2nd State Senate District sits in the Black Belt and Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.4 points in 1944 and a Republican high of 40.7 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 0.5 points.
A population of 150,708, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,781 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 13 and State Senate District 34.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 13
Arkansas
88.5twin score
elasticity% Evangelical12-yr trend≠ median age
State Senate District 34
North Carolina
87.6twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008 margin
State Senate District 17
Arkansas
85.0twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Evangelical≠ median income
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 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 0.5 points (R+0.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 76,003 votes cast, 36,861 went Democratic and 37,244 went Republican.
When did Alabama 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Alabama 2nd State Senate District?
Alabama 2nd State Senate District has a population of 150,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 2nd State Senate District is $93,781 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.