Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,121,5322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,5892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), 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 | 152,180 | 352,977 | 513,240 | ||
| R | 156,958 | 340,615 | 506,813 | ||
| R | 121,398 | 298,725 | 432,878 | ||
| R | 135,850 | 274,298 | 415,395 | ||
| R | 141,978 | 269,707 | 417,497 | ||
| R | 140,521 | 239,171 | 382,892 | ||
| R | 140,321 | 185,736 | 333,429 | ||
| R | 126,878 | 146,069 | 299,680 | ||
| R | 136,968 | 144,843 | 330,571 | ||
| R | 100,495 | 144,823 | 247,866 | ||
| R | 103,651 | 152,946 | 259,533 | ||
| D | 127,366 | 97,967 | 235,723 | ||
| D | 141,657 | 67,711 | 212,685 | ||
| R | 45,875 | 130,114 | 179,502 | ||
| O | 21,565 | 35,306 | 185,410 | ||
| R | 4,861 | 57,664 | 113,742 | ||
| D | 67,484 | 34,913 | 102,895 | ||
| D | 64,631 | 27,259 | 92,657 | ||
| D | 57,625 | 20,023 | 77,852 | ||
| O | 2,969 | 9,613 | 40,592 | ||
| D | 38,093 | 10,178 | 48,413 | ||
| D | 45,837 | 9,691 | 55,725 | ||
| D | 44,673 | 10,910 | 55,802 | ||
| D | 37,743 | 9,537 | 47,753 | ||
| D | 27,218 | 25,887 | 53,162 | ||
| D | 22,483 | 11,492 | 35,057 | ||
| D | 29,144 | 18,855 | 48,431 | ||
| D | 19,054 | 5,911 | 25,555 | ||
| D | 15,752 | 3,300 | 24,088 | ||
| D | 14,605 | 5,975 | 21,347 | ||
| D | 15,410 | 5,882 | 22,360 | ||
| D | 19,116 | 14,480 | 34,825 | ||
| D | 24,665 | 14,109 | 39,965 | ||
| D | 22,633 | 646 | 41,266 | ||
| D | 15,272 | 10,276 | 25,727 | ||
| D | 15,046 | 10,827 | 26,826 | ||
| D | 14,775 | 10,216 | 27,749 | ||
| D | 16,824 | 9,643 | 26,467 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.0%
American
13.9%
Irish
8.9%
German
7.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.8%
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: 39.8 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
$72,589
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)$72,589
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Huntsville-Decatur market straddles the Tennessee Valley, where NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense defense-contractor workforce have produced one of Alabama's most education-intensive and economically distinct voter bases.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) peaked at sixty-five points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $72,589 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 513,240 votes cast, 152,180 went Democratic and 352,977 went Republican.
What is Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama has a population of 1,121,532 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Median household income in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama is $72,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.