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1876–2024
Selma, AL·Alabama

Selma, AL has voted Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Dallas County anchor where Black voter registration drives reshaped Southern politics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
D+32
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,858
2024 ACS

Selma, AL, Alabama: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+32%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
36,8582024 5-year
Median household income
$35,6272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
27.0%2024 5-year
Black
70.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+89 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+32.5%
10,2365,19015,547
D
+37.5%
12,2305,52417,864
D
+37.6%
12,8365,78918,721
D
+39.7%
14,6126,28820,953
D
+34.5%
13,9866,79820,852
D
+20.7%
11,1757,33518,573
D
+19.5%
10,9677,36018,464
D
+22.1%
10,5076,61217,654
D
+18.7%
11,0537,39419,604
D
+11.7%
9,6607,63017,423
D
+6.6%
10,9559,58520,718
D
+11.7%
9,7707,64718,147
D
+10.5%
8,8667,14416,361
R
−22.5%
5,4278,64414,280
O
+31.7%
6,5161,24616,636
R
−89.1%
05,8886,607
R
−15.2%
2,1032,8725,044
R
−3.8%
2,1212,3245,358
R
−10.1%
2,0822,5504,632
O
−4.6%
01322,870
D
+89.8%
2,8831493,043
D
+90.3%
3,1061573,266
D
+96.9%
3,205493,258
D
+93.6%
3,027933,133
D
+46.0%
1,9057052,611
D
+89.4%
1,948502,123
D
+94.4%
2,702782,780
D
+96.4%
1,565231,599
D
+95.6%
1,461161,511
D
+95.1%
1,420281,463
D
+94.3%
1,472361,523
D
+91.0%
4,7141615,001
D
+76.5%
4,0915194,672
D
+67.8%
7,3391,0289,314
D
+43.4%
5,3022,0907,396
D
+19.8%
3,0262,0235,054
D
+23.6%
1,7941,1082,902
R
−41.9%
1,6093,9305,539

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.8%
American
6.4%
Irish
2.5%
German
2.2%
French
0.6%
Scottish
0.6%
Italian
0.5%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.1%
2.8%
75–84
3.8%
5.6%
65–74
6.8%
6.3%
55–64
7.8%
5.0%
45–54
6.3%
5.0%
35–44
6.3%
5.0%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
9.2%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$35,627
Selma, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Selma, AL$35,627
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
31.0%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1848.0%
Working age (18–64)26.3%
Seniors (65+)21.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Other languages1.0%
Spanish0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.7%
Other Christian
11.1%
Methodist
6.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Selma's Dallas County core has long posted some of Alabama's highest Black voter-registration rates relative to population, a legacy of 1960s organizing that continues to shape turnout patterns and candidate strategy in statewide races.

The Republican margin in Selma, AL reached its widest at eighty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $35,627, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,858 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Selma, AL, Alabama — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/42820/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Selma, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Selma, AL, Alabama voted Democratic by 32.5 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,547 votes cast, 10,236 went Democratic and 5,190 went Republican.
What is Selma, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Selma, 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 30 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did Selma, AL, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Selma, AL, Alabama voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Selma, AL, Alabama?
Selma, AL, Alabama has a population of 36,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Selma, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Selma, AL, Alabama is $35,627 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Selma, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Selma, AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.