Troy, AL, Alabama: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,9872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,6772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 37.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+84 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Troy, 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 | 4,899 | 8,224 | 13,234 | ||
| R | 5,636 | 8,042 | 13,841 | ||
| R | 5,056 | 7,693 | 13,006 | ||
| R | 6,035 | 7,963 | 14,107 | ||
| R | 5,879 | 8,004 | 13,955 | ||
| R | 4,334 | 7,483 | 11,883 | ||
| R | 4,357 | 6,058 | 10,544 | ||
| R | 4,514 | 5,281 | 10,341 | ||
| R | 4,688 | 5,423 | 11,193 | ||
| R | 3,813 | 5,897 | 9,821 | ||
| R | 3,541 | 6,231 | 9,953 | ||
| R | 4,417 | 5,220 | 9,991 | ||
| D | 5,387 | 4,363 | 9,889 | ||
| R | 1,624 | 5,690 | 7,422 | ||
| O | 1,565 | 658 | 8,341 | ||
| R | 0 | 4,373 | 5,176 | ||
| D | 3,421 | 1,006 | 4,448 | ||
| D | 2,631 | 997 | 3,839 | ||
| D | 2,546 | 965 | 3,514 | ||
| O | 0 | 87 | 1,834 | ||
| D | 2,328 | 90 | 2,479 | ||
| D | 3,049 | 121 | 3,178 | ||
| D | 3,100 | 55 | 3,157 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 52 | 2,599 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 552 | 2,375 | ||
| D | 1,832 | 30 | 1,882 | ||
| D | 1,586 | 204 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 1,789 | 50 | 1,856 | ||
| D | 1,293 | 13 | 1,359 | ||
| D | 1,507 | 39 | 1,565 | ||
| D | 1,544 | 29 | 1,614 | ||
| D | 1,413 | 498 | 1,955 | ||
| D | 2,077 | 862 | 3,274 | ||
| D | 2,298 | 42 | 3,795 | ||
| D | 2,623 | 890 | 3,513 | ||
| D | 2,494 | 783 | 3,302 | ||
| D | 2,327 | 741 | 3,071 | ||
| D | 2,111 | 464 | 2,575 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.2%
English
6.5%
Irish
4.2%
German
3.5%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.7%
Italian
0.6%
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: 31.6 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
$48,677
Troy, AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Troy, AL$48,677
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.4%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Troy sits at the edge of Alabama's historic Black Belt, where African American voters constitute a significant share of the electorate and municipal contests routinely reflect the region's sharp racial composition more than statewide partisan trends.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Troy, AL, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-four points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Troy, AL, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $48,677, and a 23% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Troy, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Troy, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,234 votes cast, 4,899 went Democratic and 8,224 went Republican.
What is Troy, AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Troy, 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 Troy, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Troy, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Troy, AL, Alabama?
Troy, AL, Alabama has a population of 32,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Troy, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Troy, AL, Alabama is $48,677 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Troy, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Troy, 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.