HarrisDemocratic20.1%12,594TrumpRepublican78.8%49,324OtherAll other candidates1.0%653
R+58.7- Lead
- 36,730
- Total
- 62,571
- vs nation
- R+57.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Alabama 29th 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
BidenDemocratic21.6%13,806TrumpRepublican77.1%49,156OtherAll other candidates1.3%824
R+55.4- Lead
- 35,350
- Total
- 63,786
- vs nation
- R+59.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic19.4%11,339TrumpRepublican78.8%45,995OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,010
R+59.4- Lead
- 34,656
- Total
- 58,344
- vs nation
- R+61.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic23.5%13,502RomneyRepublican75.5%43,388OtherAll other candidates0.9%540
R+52.0- Lead
- 29,886
- Total
- 57,430
- vs nation
- R+55.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic23.2%13,486McCainRepublican76.1%44,153OtherAll other candidates0.7%413
R+52.8- Lead
- 30,667
- Total
- 58,052
- vs nation
- R+60.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic21.4%11,201BushRepublican78.1%40,886OtherAll other candidates0.5%286
R+56.7- Lead
- 29,685
- Total
- 52,373
- vs nation
- R+54.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic26.8%12,334BushRepublican71.5%32,957OtherAll other candidates1.8%814
R+44.7- Lead
- 20,623
- Total
- 46,105
- vs nation
- R+45.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic29.7%12,257DoleRepublican61.7%25,448OtherAll other candidates8.6%3,543
R+32.0- Lead
- 13,191
- Total
- 41,248
- vs nation
- R+40.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 142,3642024 5-year
- Population density
- 108 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,313 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $60,6432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98.1 in 1888MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 31, OK · twin score 96.9
presidential history
Party record book
Alabama 29th 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
Grover Cleveland1888
99.1%
1,892 votes · D+98.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 92.3%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
86.4%
16,877 votes · R+72.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 85.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Hubert Humphrey1968
22,894votes
84.7% of the vote · D+78.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 16,363 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
49,324votes
78.8% of the vote · R+58.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 49,156 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
Hubert Humphrey1968
+79.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+78.9 · U.S. R+0.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +78.1 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+95.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+72.8 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +61.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RDonnie ChesteenState Senate · 29
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.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+58.7 in 2024, compared with R+52.8 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 54.1% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.1 points in 1888 and a Republican high of 72.8 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.7 points.
A population of 142,364, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,643 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 31 and State Senate District 10.
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 31
Oklahoma
96.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 10
Alabama
96.7twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 18
Arkansas
96.7twin score
2008–2024 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 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 29th State Senate District voted Republican by 58.7 points (R+58.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,571 votes cast, 12,594 went Democratic and 49,324 went Republican.
When did Alabama 29th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alabama 29th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Alabama 29th State Senate District?
Alabama 29th State Senate District has a population of 142,364 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in Alabama 29th State Senate District is $60,643 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alabama 29th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.