state senate districtAlabama 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+10.1
2008D+18.1
2012D+20.1
2016D+12.3
2020D+12.2
2024D+3.7
net swing · 2004→2024R+6.5D+10.1 → D+3.7
vs. U.S. · 2024D+5.1D+3.7 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 49.3% of 111,996 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
28,387
26,357
521
55,265
111,996
49.3%
2020
32,784
25,606
558
58,948
110,625†
53.3%
2016
31,143
24,226
1,064
56,433
112,384†
50.2%
2012
35,419
23,529
314
59,262
110,268†
53.7%
2008
36,260
25,055
756
62,071
109,413†
56.7%
2004
29,510
24,055
250
53,815
108,558†
49.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAL SD 28AlabamaUnited States
African American†51.4%24.6%9.9%
African1.0%0.6%0.5%
West Indian0.2%——
American12.9%12.8%5.3%
English7.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish5.0%8.0%9.4%
German3.9%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.1%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.0%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.2%—
French0.6%1.1%1.6%
Mexican2.0%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
AL SD 28
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.1
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL SD 28
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$44,983
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.5%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.4%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL SD 28
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL SD 28
Alabama
United States
Catholic
—
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alabama 28th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+10.1%
2008
+18.1%
2012
+20.1%
2016
+12.3%
2020
+12.2%
2024
+3.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
51.4%Harris28,387
47.7%Trump26,357
0.9%
D+3.7
R+8.5
D+5.1
55,265
D
55.6%Biden32,784
43.4%Trump25,606
0.9%
D+12.2
R+0.1
D+7.7
58,948
D
55.2%Clinton31,143
42.9%Trump24,226
1.9%
D+12.3
R+7.8
D+10.2
56,433
D
59.8%Obama35,419
39.7%Romney23,529
0.5%
D+20.1
D+2.0
D+16.2
59,262
D
58.4%Obama36,260
40.4%McCain25,055
1.2%
D+18.1
D+7.9
D+10.8
62,071
D
54.8%Kerry29,510
44.7%Bush24,055
0.5%
D+10.1
—
D+12.6
53,815
current representation
Current officeholders
DBilly BeasleyState Senate · 28
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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+18.1 in 2008 to D+3.7 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.1 points in 2012. 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.
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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.
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 6 presidential elections in Alabama 28th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
