Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population: 1,972,7752024 5-year
Median household income: $66,8942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.6%2024 5-year
Black: 25.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69 in 1964MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 3 D · 18 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−29.7%	303,027	563,856	878,697
2020	R	−25.1%	338,485	569,069	920,209
2016	R	−28.7%	289,234	529,187	835,612
2012	R	−24.5%	306,012	506,596	820,258
2008	R	−23.2%	318,696	513,881	841,059
2004	R	−27.9%	275,440	490,816	771,797
2000	R	−15.7%	282,822	390,411	686,957
1996	R	−8.4%	271,783	324,908	633,654
1992	R	−8.8%	285,651	347,927	703,835
1988	R	−18.9%	233,185	342,910	581,393
1984	R	−22.3%	227,082	359,425	593,317
1980	R	−2.9%	264,143	280,701	567,089
1976	D	+10.4%	267,470	216,269	491,590
1972	R	−46.1%	109,808	305,996	425,123
1968	O	+3.1%	88,174	74,371	440,164
1964	R	−69.2%	0	209,040	301,906
1960	D	+3.4%	127,187	118,715	248,170
1956	D	+6.7%	113,928	99,030	220,797
1952	D	+20.4%	110,219	72,696	183,904
1948	O	−23.7%	0	23,077	97,282
1944	D	+50.9%	79,278	25,560	105,454
1940	D	+59.0%	99,467	25,459	125,491
1936	D	+65.5%	93,206	18,975	113,353
1932	D	+62.0%	80,848	18,381	100,736
1928	R	−7.4%	47,368	54,999	102,578
1924	D	+28.7%	45,786	24,220	75,104
1920	D	+23.4%	70,707	43,559	116,103
1916	D	+36.7%	37,025	16,843	55,039
1912	D	+49.8%	30,160	5,231	50,054
1908	D	+26.6%	26,969	15,117	44,526
1904	D	+37.1%	28,223	11,967	43,835
1900	D	+11.7%	26,376	20,528	49,894
1896	D	+36.6%	42,330	18,926	63,891
1892	D	+53.3%	43,289	3,214	75,209
1888	D	+34.0%	35,131	17,191	52,710
1884	D	+20.3%	23,858	15,762	39,838
1880	D	+35.7%	23,674	11,068	35,288
1876	D	+34.5%	27,462	13,367	40,829

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.6%

American

12.0%

Irish

8.0%

German

6.1%

Scottish

2.1%

Italian

1.8%

French

1.0%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.9%

65–74

5.8%

6.1%

55–64

6.6%

6.0%

45–54

6.3%

6.1%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.6%

4.8%

18–24

5.0%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,894

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) ranks near the middle of US counties.

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)$66,894

Alabama$63,999

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.6%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)12.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish4.1%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

32.9%

Other Christian

14.7%

Methodist

6.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Jefferson County's urban core, the Birmingham market stretches into reliably Republican Tuscaloosa and Anniston exurbs, creating a viewing audience that mixes a substantial Black urban electorate with predominantly white rural and suburban counties.

The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1964. The 2024 margin was thirty points.

The political shift has tracked, in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), the political shift of the South more broadly. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,894, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 878,697 votes cast, 303,027 went Democratic and 563,856 went Republican.

What is Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.

When did Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama?

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama has a population of 1,972,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama?

Median household income in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama is $66,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Birmingham (Ann and Tusc), Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 30 points.

Key facts

Demographics

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