Dothan, AL, Alabama: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1888.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 152,6742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,7462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1888MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dothan, 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 | 15,006 | 50,387 | 66,070 | ||
| R | 17,118 | 50,073 | 68,016 | ||
| R | 14,481 | 46,354 | 61,854 | ||
| R | 17,489 | 44,073 | 61,998 | ||
| R | 17,377 | 44,256 | 62,040 | ||
| R | 13,709 | 40,097 | 54,082 | ||
| R | 14,963 | 32,792 | 48,548 | ||
| R | 14,984 | 25,283 | 43,683 | ||
| R | 15,283 | 25,173 | 46,126 | ||
| R | 11,892 | 29,305 | 41,377 | ||
| R | 11,049 | 31,114 | 42,755 | ||
| R | 15,524 | 22,444 | 38,745 | ||
| D | 17,914 | 15,387 | 33,711 | ||
| R | 4,260 | 21,887 | 26,353 | ||
| O | 2,823 | 1,342 | 30,409 | ||
| R | 0 | 17,751 | 20,835 | ||
| D | 9,062 | 6,145 | 15,290 | ||
| D | 8,598 | 4,240 | 13,672 | ||
| D | 8,448 | 3,888 | 12,412 | ||
| O | 0 | 759 | 6,376 | ||
| D | 6,988 | 713 | 7,735 | ||
| D | 8,466 | 916 | 9,412 | ||
| D | 8,115 | 560 | 8,695 | ||
| D | 8,163 | 469 | 8,651 | ||
| D | 4,590 | 4,292 | 8,887 | ||
| D | 3,738 | 898 | 4,812 | ||
| D | 4,248 | 2,148 | 6,473 | ||
| D | 3,795 | 1,320 | 5,242 | ||
| D | 2,762 | 228 | 4,128 | ||
| D | 2,542 | 1,002 | 3,868 | ||
| D | 2,692 | 961 | 4,153 | ||
| D | 2,663 | 1,247 | 4,166 | ||
| D | 4,306 | 721 | 5,379 | ||
| D | 3,509 | 133 | 5,575 | ||
| D | 2,741 | 7 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 2,141 | 196 | 2,344 | ||
| D | 2,189 | 279 | 2,468 | ||
| D | 1,995 | 436 | 2,431 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.4%
American
9.6%
Irish
9.2%
German
6.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.9%
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: 41.4 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
$57,746
Dothan, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dothan, AL$57,746
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 higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dothan anchors the Alabama Wiregrass region, where Fort Novosel's presence and a historically agricultural economy shape a metro that broke against the 2024 national Democratic margin by roughly 30 points.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Dothan, AL, by a eighteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-five points in 1964. The 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Dothan, AL, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,746, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dothan, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 53.6 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,070 votes cast, 15,006 went Democratic and 50,387 went Republican.
What is Dothan, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dothan, 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 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Dothan, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dothan, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Dothan, AL, Alabama has a population of 152,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Dothan, AL, Alabama is $57,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Dothan, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dothan, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.