Dothan, Alabama: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1888.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 267,7962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,2612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1888MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dothan, 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 | 26,249 | 85,076 | 112,407 | ||
| R | 29,801 | 83,997 | 115,216 | ||
| R | 25,283 | 78,589 | 105,720 | ||
| R | 30,465 | 74,404 | 105,684 | ||
| R | 30,329 | 75,772 | 106,823 | ||
| R | 24,374 | 69,232 | 94,148 | ||
| R | 26,711 | 55,261 | 83,373 | ||
| R | 26,532 | 42,750 | 75,445 | ||
| R | 28,127 | 42,344 | 81,589 | ||
| R | 21,046 | 49,379 | 70,918 | ||
| R | 20,128 | 54,230 | 75,298 | ||
| R | 28,710 | 37,989 | 68,399 | ||
| D | 34,509 | 26,223 | 61,455 | ||
| R | 8,527 | 41,705 | 50,636 | ||
| O | 5,541 | 2,958 | 54,789 | ||
| R | 771 | 30,029 | 36,060 | ||
| D | 17,999 | 9,414 | 27,533 | ||
| D | 16,897 | 6,690 | 24,663 | ||
| D | 16,839 | 5,967 | 22,905 | ||
| O | 1,110 | 1,196 | 11,483 | ||
| D | 13,681 | 1,230 | 14,976 | ||
| D | 14,986 | 1,539 | 16,562 | ||
| D | 14,804 | 909 | 15,756 | ||
| D | 14,462 | 738 | 15,224 | ||
| D | 8,106 | 6,559 | 14,671 | ||
| D | 6,803 | 1,540 | 8,633 | ||
| D | 7,736 | 3,623 | 11,471 | ||
| D | 7,526 | 2,347 | 10,043 | ||
| D | 5,599 | 402 | 8,110 | ||
| D | 5,143 | 1,862 | 7,776 | ||
| D | 5,261 | 1,544 | 7,994 | ||
| D | 5,157 | 2,712 | 8,417 | ||
| D | 8,546 | 1,460 | 10,671 | ||
| D | 6,843 | 562 | 11,641 | ||
| D | 5,131 | 29 | 5,161 | ||
| D | 3,996 | 380 | 4,454 | ||
| D | 4,177 | 626 | 4,803 | ||
| D | 3,973 | 730 | 4,703 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.3%
American
10.0%
Irish
8.5%
German
6.8%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.1%
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: 40.2 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
$59,261
Dothan ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dothan$59,261
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Dothan media market anchors the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama, a peanut-farming corridor where Republican presidential candidates have routinely posted margins exceeding 40 points over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Dothan peaked at ninety-nine points in 1888; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $59,261 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dothan, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dothan, Alabama voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,407 votes cast, 26,249 went Democratic and 85,076 went Republican.
What is Dothan, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dothan, Alabama as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Dothan, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dothan, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dothan, Alabama?
Dothan, Alabama has a population of 267,796 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dothan, Alabama?
Median household income in Dothan, Alabama is $59,261 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Dothan, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dothan, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.