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State Senate District 15·Alabama

Alabama 15th State Senate District delivered R+16 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Alabama's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
AL
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
137,614
2024 ACS

Alabama 15th State Senate District, Alabama: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+22 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
137,6142024 5-year
Median household income
$81,6982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.5%2024 5-year
Black
28.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.7%
26,79937,01164,955
R
−13.1%
28,93037,84167,910
R
−20.1%
23,31335,47260,349
R
−21.9%
22,78335,74759,209
R
−20.5%
23,61335,93360,086

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
American
9.4%
Irish
7.5%
German
6.0%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.2%
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+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
5.9%
55–64
6.5%
6.2%
45–54
6.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.9%
6.4%
25–34
6.8%
4.3%
18–24
4.5%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,698
State Senate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 15$81,698
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.8%
Other Christian
14.7%
Methodist
7.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.6, this district sits well outside competitive range, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns characteristic of rural and small-town Alabama communities in this part of the state.

The Republican margin in Alabama 15th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-two points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,698, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 137,614 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 15, Alabama — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/01015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 15, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 15, Alabama voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,955 votes cast, 26,799 went Democratic and 37,011 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 15, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 15, Alabama as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 15, Alabama?
State Senate District 15, Alabama has a population of 137,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 15, Alabama?
Median household income in State Senate District 15, Alabama is $81,698 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State Senate District 15, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 15, Alabama from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.