Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 116,0902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,0292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Anniston-Oxford, AL, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,194 | 34,912 | 48,653 | ||
| R | 15,216 | 35,101 | 50,983 | ||
| R | 13,242 | 32,865 | 47,223 | ||
| R | 15,511 | 30,278 | 46,257 | ||
| R | 16,334 | 32,348 | 49,242 | ||
| R | 15,083 | 29,814 | 45,249 | ||
| R | 15,781 | 22,306 | 38,909 | ||
| R | 15,725 | 18,088 | 36,911 | ||
| R | 16,453 | 20,623 | 42,800 | ||
| R | 12,451 | 19,806 | 33,968 | ||
| R | 12,752 | 23,291 | 38,082 | ||
| R | 17,017 | 17,475 | 35,541 | ||
| D | 20,466 | 11,763 | 32,700 | ||
| R | 5,832 | 20,364 | 26,471 | ||
| O | 4,146 | 3,061 | 26,775 | ||
| R | 0 | 10,635 | 16,845 | ||
| D | 9,590 | 4,821 | 14,536 | ||
| D | 9,069 | 4,473 | 13,900 | ||
| D | 8,023 | 3,064 | 11,193 | ||
| O | 0 | 856 | 4,181 | ||
| D | 4,308 | 694 | 5,030 | ||
| D | 4,408 | 645 | 5,071 | ||
| D | 4,322 | 581 | 4,961 | ||
| D | 4,392 | 685 | 5,108 | ||
| R | 2,117 | 2,537 | 4,655 | ||
| D | 1,907 | 766 | 2,819 | ||
| D | 3,423 | 1,139 | 4,601 | ||
| D | 2,231 | 442 | 2,727 | ||
| D | 1,666 | 238 | 2,359 | ||
| D | 1,438 | 570 | 2,121 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 287 | 1,933 | ||
| D | 1,835 | 567 | 2,684 | ||
| D | 2,788 | 1,222 | 4,296 | ||
| D | 3,249 | 218 | 5,084 | ||
| D | 2,680 | 938 | 3,628 | ||
| D | 2,035 | 1,066 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 1,984 | 509 | 2,505 | ||
| D | 2,040 | 421 | 2,461 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.2%
Irish
10.7%
American
10.2%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,029
Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anniston-Oxford, AL$55,029
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by a former steel and munitions manufacturing base, Anniston-Oxford sits in the Alabama Piedmont and has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting both its rural surroundings and a shrinking but historically union-tied workforce.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Anniston-Oxford, AL peaked at seventy-five points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $55,029 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,653 votes cast, 13,194 went Democratic and 34,912 went Republican.
What is Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama has a population of 116,090 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama is $55,029 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anniston-Oxford, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.