HarrisDemocratic29.3%20,331TrumpRepublican69.1%47,921OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,082
R+39.8- Lead
- 27,590
- Total
- 69,334
- vs nation
- R+38.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Alabama 3rd 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
BidenDemocratic29.6%19,614TrumpRepublican68.7%45,542OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,133
R+39.1- Lead
- 25,928
- Total
- 66,289
- vs nation
- R+43.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic26.2%15,460TrumpRepublican71.3%42,017OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,488
R+45.0- Lead
- 26,557
- Total
- 58,965
- vs nation
- R+47.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic30.4%17,669RomneyRepublican68.3%39,696OtherAll other candidates1.3%774
R+37.9- Lead
- 22,027
- Total
- 58,139
- vs nation
- R+41.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic30.8%18,170McCainRepublican67.9%40,079OtherAll other candidates1.3%766
R+37.1- Lead
- 21,909
- Total
- 59,015
- vs nation
- R+44.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic32.9%17,835BushRepublican66.3%35,983OtherAll other candidates0.9%470
R+33.4- Lead
- 18,148
- Total
- 54,288
- vs nation
- R+31.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic39.8%19,541BushRepublican58.1%28,491OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,021
R+18.2- Lead
- 8,950
- Total
- 49,053
- vs nation
- R+18.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.7%17,714DoleRepublican52.1%23,880OtherAll other candidates9.2%4,233
R+13.5- Lead
- 6,166
- Total
- 45,827
- vs nation
- R+22.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 150,0832024 5-year
- Population density
- 208 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 720 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $76,5342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86.2 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 42, MS · twin score 97.1
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 3rd 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. Roosevelt1936
92.8%
6,301 votes · D+86.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 91.5%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
75.4%
19,576 votes · R+52.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 71.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
20,331votes
29.3% of the vote · R+39.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 19,614 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
47,921votes
69.1% of the vote · R+39.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 45,542 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
+83.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+58.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +82.3 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+47.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.0 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +44.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RArthur OrrState Senate · 3
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 3rd 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 86.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.8 points.
A population of 150,083, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,534 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 42 and State Senate District 33.
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 42
Mississippi
97.1twin score
% Evangelical2008–2016 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 33
Louisiana
96.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 17
Alabama
96.3twin score
% Evangelical2008–2020 trajectory
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 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+39.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,334 votes cast, 20,331 went Democratic and 47,921 went Republican.
When did Alabama 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Alabama 3rd State Senate District?
Alabama 3rd State Senate District has a population of 150,083 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 3rd State Senate District is $76,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.