Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 199,8252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,7552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Auburn-Opelika, 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 | 31,882 | 47,702 | 80,961 | ||
| R | 34,968 | 43,762 | 80,172 | ||
| R | 28,796 | 36,048 | 66,943 | ||
| R | 30,426 | 33,525 | 64,753 | ||
| R | 30,948 | 33,626 | 65,202 | ||
| R | 24,027 | 29,542 | 54,017 | ||
| R | 22,239 | 23,524 | 47,095 | ||
| D | 19,937 | 18,972 | 41,417 | ||
| D | 21,023 | 18,019 | 44,252 | ||
| R | 15,429 | 18,484 | 34,439 | ||
| R | 16,934 | 18,300 | 35,660 | ||
| D | 16,634 | 12,241 | 30,746 | ||
| D | 14,342 | 11,271 | 26,186 | ||
| R | 7,258 | 13,502 | 21,286 | ||
| O | 7,253 | 2,623 | 19,517 | ||
| R | 0 | 7,772 | 12,347 | ||
| D | 5,086 | 3,178 | 8,328 | ||
| D | 4,326 | 2,653 | 7,244 | ||
| D | 4,260 | 2,247 | 6,513 | ||
| O | 0 | 368 | 3,218 | ||
| D | 3,043 | 216 | 3,266 | ||
| D | 3,825 | 144 | 3,975 | ||
| D | 3,328 | 132 | 3,467 | ||
| D | 2,893 | 159 | 3,065 | ||
| D | 1,962 | 1,364 | 3,312 | ||
| D | 1,828 | 146 | 2,093 | ||
| D | 2,313 | 219 | 2,652 | ||
| D | 1,944 | 85 | 2,067 | ||
| D | 1,826 | 67 | 2,019 | ||
| D | 1,608 | 102 | 1,803 | ||
| D | 1,910 | 91 | 2,048 | ||
| D | 3,013 | 1,537 | 4,698 | ||
| D | 2,780 | 1,750 | 4,765 | ||
| D | 2,960 | 331 | 5,369 | ||
| D | 2,922 | 1,700 | 4,625 | ||
| D | 2,230 | 1,760 | 4,015 | ||
| D | 2,481 | 1,760 | 4,246 | ||
| D | 4,378 | 1,986 | 6,364 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
8.0%
German
7.0%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.8%
Polish
1.0%
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: 34.3 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
$63,755
Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Auburn-Opelika, AL$63,755
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)20.1%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Auburn University shapes the metro's demographic profile, injecting a transient student population and educated workforce into a region where Republicans routinely clear 65% in statewide races.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Auburn-Opelika, AL, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty points.
The political shift has tracked, in Auburn-Opelika, AL, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $63,755, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 80,961 votes cast, 31,882 went Democratic and 47,702 went Republican.
What is Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama?
Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama has a population of 199,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama is $63,755 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Auburn-Opelika, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.