HarrisDemocratic51.4%28,387TrumpRepublican47.7%26,357OtherAll other candidates0.9%521
D+3.7- Lead
- 2,030
- Total
- 55,265
- vs nation
- D+5.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Alabama 28th 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
BidenDemocratic55.6%32,784TrumpRepublican43.4%25,606OtherAll other candidates0.9%558
D+12.2- Lead
- 7,178
- Total
- 58,948
- vs nation
- D+7.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic55.6%31,143TrumpRepublican43.2%24,226OtherAll other candidates1.2%686
D+12.3- Lead
- 6,917
- Total
- 56,055
- vs nation
- D+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic60.5%36,586RomneyRepublican39.0%23,576OtherAll other candidates0.5%281
D+21.5- Lead
- 13,010
- Total
- 60,443
- vs nation
- D+17.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic59.6%36,253McCainRepublican40.0%24,332OtherAll other candidates0.5%284
D+19.6- Lead
- 11,921
- Total
- 60,869
- vs nation
- D+12.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.5%29,403BushRepublican44.0%23,316OtherAll other candidates0.4%230
D+11.5- Lead
- 6,087
- Total
- 52,949
- vs nation
- D+14.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic60.7%30,310BushRepublican38.1%19,026OtherAll other candidates1.2%594
D+22.6- Lead
- 11,284
- Total
- 49,930
- vs nation
- D+22.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic62.4%28,415DoleRepublican32.4%14,760OtherAll other candidates5.2%2,381
D+30.0- Lead
- 13,655
- Total
- 45,556
- vs nation
- D+21.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 147,0022024 5-year
- Population density
- 45 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,251 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $44,9832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 52.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 40, SC · twin score 97.5
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 28th 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
97.9%
10,078 votes · D+96.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 97.5%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
66.0%
14,842 votes · R+32.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 58.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
36,586votes
60.5% of the vote · D+21.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 36,253 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
26,357votes
47.7% of the vote · D+3.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 25,606 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
+109.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+84.3 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +105.7 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+54.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+32.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · −2.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBilly BeasleyState Senate · 28
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.
No racial group formed a majority here in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 47.5% and White alone at 44.9%. The district's Democratic presidential margin fell from D+19.6 in 2008 to D+3.7 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 32.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.7 points.
A population of 147,002, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,983 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 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 40
South Carolina
97.5twin score
% Black12-yr trend% Evangelical
State Senate District 34
Mississippi
97.5twin score
% Blackcollege sharemedian income≠ population scale
State Senate District 17
South Carolina
95.9twin score
12-yr trend% Black% Catholic≠ American ancestry
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 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+3.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,265 votes cast, 28,387 went Democratic and 26,357 went Republican.
When did Alabama 28th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 28th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Alabama 28th State Senate District has a population of 147,002 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 28th State Senate District is $44,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 28th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 36 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.