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1876–2024
Montgomery-Selma·Alabama

Montgomery-Selma delivered R+8 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Alabama's Black Belt anchors a market where majority-minority counties shape statewide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
631,990
2024 ACS

Montgomery-Selma, Alabama: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
631,9902024 5-year
Median household income
$57,9842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.2%2024 5-year
Black
44.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
15 counties · 7 D · 8 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
R
−7.8%
126,479148,080277,578
R
−2.1%
143,432149,788296,374
R
−2.9%
134,240142,270280,451
D
+2.1%
149,106143,041293,991
R
−1.1%
145,759149,036296,298
R
−11.0%
113,768142,111257,034
R
−3.2%
111,374118,946233,311
D
+2.8%
107,883101,756220,124
D
+0.8%
108,052106,128237,195
R
−10.3%
88,240108,727198,853
R
−13.0%
93,247121,446216,893
D
+3.0%
101,77495,671204,913
D
+10.8%
98,64179,173180,696
R
−38.1%
46,537105,838155,442
O
+17.4%
42,69014,485162,013
R
−77.6%
075,13696,869
D
+19.2%
42,90228,93872,632
D
+17.8%
36,39224,36967,734
D
+29.6%
41,81622,65564,728
O
−6.4%
01,98131,027
D
+90.0%
35,7461,79937,700
D
+93.9%
46,7541,41248,266
D
+94.3%
45,1941,19546,634
D
+91.6%
39,7501,51741,758
D
+28.7%
24,70813,69338,422
D
+85.8%
20,7291,15622,801
D
+81.5%
26,3462,58929,152
D
+89.2%
20,4031,02521,719
D
+86.5%
17,26257419,295
D
+81.7%
16,5231,42418,491
D
+82.5%
16,8921,33418,857
D
+50.8%
27,6658,61037,539
D
+55.9%
34,1478,87845,178
D
+57.7%
37,7342,79060,596
D
+39.0%
36,23615,87652,142
D
+23.2%
29,05518,07947,277
D
+11.9%
25,46620,03345,574
R
−9.0%
25,48030,50055,980

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.0%
English
9.0%
Irish
5.7%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.7%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
3.2%
4.9%
65–74
5.9%
6.1%
55–64
6.9%
5.6%
45–54
6.3%
5.8%
35–44
6.4%
6.1%
25–34
6.6%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,984
Montgomery-Selma ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montgomery-Selma$57,984
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.4%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.1%
Other Christian
13.9%
Methodist
8.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the historic Black Belt from Montgomery to Selma, this market's electorate is among the most heavily African-American in the Deep South, consistently producing some of Alabama's largest Democratic vote shares in a state that trends reliably Republican statewide.

The Republican margin in Montgomery-Selma reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eight points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,984, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 631,990 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Montgomery-Selma, Alabama — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/698/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Montgomery-Selma, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montgomery-Selma, Alabama voted Republican by 7.8 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 277,578 votes cast, 126,479 went Democratic and 148,080 went Republican.
What is Montgomery-Selma, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Montgomery-Selma, Alabama as a "Republican loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Montgomery-Selma, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery-Selma, Alabama voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Montgomery-Selma, Alabama has a population of 631,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Median household income in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama is $57,984 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Montgomery-Selma, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montgomery-Selma, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.