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1876–2024
Russellville, AL·Alabama

Russellville, AL has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Arkansas River Valley city where manufacturing shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+73
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
31,966
2024 ACS

Russellville, AL, Alabama: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+73MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
31,9662024 5-year
Median household income
$53,3382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.5%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+70 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−73.2%
1,56810,41712,097
R
−65.9%
2,08610,37612,578
R
−61.1%
2,1979,46611,901
R
−40.5%
3,1717,56710,859
R
−39.2%
3,4698,04811,693
R
−25.9%
4,5147,69012,269
R
−11.9%
4,7936,11911,103
D
+5.5%
5,0284,44910,482
D
+9.8%
5,9534,79411,858
R
−1.8%
4,9615,14610,241
R
−7.0%
4,6015,30410,027
D
+15.7%
6,1364,44810,763
D
+30.2%
6,2793,3459,721
R
−51.7%
1,8405,8777,812
O
−21.3%
5882,5249,096
R
−56.4%
04,0257,135
R
−8.6%
3,4224,0697,507
R
−0.7%
3,3543,3996,769
D
+17.6%
3,4612,4245,893
O
−44.1%
02,5555,794
D
+18.7%
2,7091,8534,568
D
+27.7%
3,5231,9895,533
D
+23.9%
3,0591,8754,964
D
+29.8%
2,8761,5474,457
R
−12.6%
2,2792,9375,222
R
−5.2%
1,9852,2084,261
R
−16.4%
2,0942,9305,089
D
+2.9%
1,0449842,074
D
+30.0%
8493091,803
R
−0.1%
6506521,363
D
+6.6%
7676681,507
R
−16.0%
8141,1512,110
D
+38.1%
1,1084831,641
D
+65.9%
1,290231,922
D
+53.7%
7842361,020
D
+33.6%
7633681,174
D
+41.4%
6552391,004
D
+70.3%
781136917

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
23.3%
English
10.8%
Irish
6.1%
German
4.3%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.6%
65–74
5.0%
5.9%
55–64
6.3%
6.0%
45–54
6.3%
6.7%
35–44
6.5%
6.0%
25–34
6.0%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
9.3%
5–17
9.1%
3.2%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,338
Russellville, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Russellville, AL$53,338
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.5%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.1%
speak English only
Spanish17.5%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.5%
Other Christian
12.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.3%
Methodist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Russellville anchors a small metro in northwestern Alabama's Tennessee Valley corridor, where industrial employment in chemicals and textiles has historically tied voter behavior more closely to economic cycles than to pure partisan identity.

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

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $53,338, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 31,966 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Russellville, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Russellville, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 73.2 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,097 votes cast, 1,568 went Democratic and 10,417 went Republican.
What is Russellville, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Russellville, 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 18 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did Russellville, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Russellville, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Russellville, AL, Alabama has a population of 31,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Russellville, AL, Alabama is $53,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Russellville, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Russellville, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.