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1876–2024
Montgomery, AL·Alabama

Montgomery, AL delivered R+3 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

State-capital metro where Black-majority precincts anchor Democratic margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
386,024
2024 ACS

Montgomery, AL, Alabama: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
386,0242024 5-year
Median household income
$65,2242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.5%2024 5-year
Black
44.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−3.1%
79,02684,093165,358
D
+1.3%
87,37185,149174,774
R
−2.1%
78,17881,560162,540
D
+0.1%
83,84983,720168,862
R
−2.9%
82,00987,020169,977
R
−15.6%
60,62283,135144,432
R
−10.0%
56,52269,235127,583
R
−6.4%
53,89761,599120,553
R
−8.1%
51,88462,141127,273
R
−20.5%
40,20561,216102,360
R
−20.9%
42,33765,001108,251
R
−10.6%
41,83752,24998,086
R
−2.9%
39,65942,04483,041
R
−45.3%
18,76651,17171,588
O
+11.7%
16,5138,38769,376
R
−78.1%
033,89543,410
R
−1.0%
14,98115,27830,635
D
+1.8%
12,02711,52927,714
D
+18.3%
15,74710,83526,798
O
−9.2%
01,09211,852
D
+90.4%
14,29569815,040
D
+94.6%
18,34048518,879
D
+93.9%
18,75749219,454
D
+89.1%
15,65875616,734
D
+23.3%
9,2425,74714,994
D
+79.0%
6,8936037,957
D
+83.0%
9,81888310,768
D
+92.6%
6,2602146,529
D
+85.8%
5,4041716,097
D
+86.1%
4,9723505,368
D
+87.7%
5,1483065,518
D
+32.9%
7,5703,73211,681
D
+42.7%
8,8583,28713,036
D
+51.8%
9,12452116,605
D
+13.0%
8,4276,48814,916
R
−4.5%
7,9128,66416,638
R
−19.9%
6,83010,23117,128
R
−38.4%
5,89313,23619,129

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.4%
English
9.2%
Irish
5.9%
German
5.1%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.8%
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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.9%
4.4%
65–74
5.5%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.7%
45–54
6.5%
6.1%
35–44
6.8%
6.5%
25–34
7.1%
4.6%
18–24
4.4%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,224
Montgomery, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montgomery, AL$65,224
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.5%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.8%
Other Christian
15.4%
Methodist
8.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Montgomery's electorate divides sharply along racial geography: majority-Black city precincts vote heavily Democratic while surrounding suburban and exurban counties pull the broader metro toward Republican margins, making ward-level turnout a consistent swing variable.

The Republican margin in Montgomery, AL reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was three points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,224, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 386,024 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Montgomery, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montgomery, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 165,358 votes cast, 79,026 went Democratic and 84,093 went Republican.
What is Montgomery, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Montgomery, AL, Alabama as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Montgomery, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Montgomery, AL, Alabama?
Montgomery, AL, Alabama has a population of 386,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Montgomery, AL, Alabama is $65,224 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Montgomery, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montgomery, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.