How Alabama has voted since 1960
Alabama has 9 electoral votes in 2028. Since 1960 it has voted Democratic once, Republican 14 times and for a third-party candidate twice. It has backed the national winner in 9 of 17 elections. Donald Trump carried it in 2024 by 30.5 points, 29.0 points more Republican than the nation. In 2024, 58.7% of its eligible voters cast a ballot, ranking 44th among the 50 states and DC (nationally, 64.3%). It has voted Republican in every election since 1980. Its closest result was in 1980, when Ronald Reagan won it by 1.3 points.
- 1960Byrd+14.2
- 1964Goldwater+69.5
- 1968Wallace+47.1
- 1972Nixon+46.9
- 1976Carter+13.1
- 1980Reagan+1.3
- 1984Reagan+22.3
- 1988Bush+19.3
- 1992Bush+6.8
- 1996Dole+7.0
- 2000Bush+14.9
- 2004Bush+25.6
- 2008McCain+21.6
- 2012Romney+22.2
- 2016Trump+27.7
- 2020Trump+25.5
- 2024Trump+30.5
Each box is one election: the winner in Alabama and the margin in points. Darker boxes were won by 10 points or more, lighter by under 5.
Election night
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Polls close at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Central).
Also closing at 8 p.m. ET: CT, DE, DC, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, ND, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX.
Times from the 2024 general election; states rarely change them, and they will be confirmed for 2028.
2028 ratings
- Safe R Electoral Vote Map Sept. 27, 2026
In Congress
Senate
- Tommy Tuberville (R) since 2021
- Katie Boyd Britt (R) since 2023
House: 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
All 7 members
- 1 Barry Moore (R)
- 2 Shomari Figures (D)
- 3 Mike D. Rogers (R)
- 4 Robert B. Aderholt (R)
- 5 Dale W. Strong (R)
- 6 Gary J. Palmer (R)
- 7 Terri A. Sewell (D)
From Congress.gov, as of Sept. 28, 2026. Vacant seats are not listed.
Margin by election
Alabama margin National popular vote
By county
Donald Trump won 55 of Alabama's 67 counties in 2024; Kamala Harris won 12.
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Largest counties, 2024
| County | Votes | Margin | Shift from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 298,704 | D+10.4 | →R 2.8 |
| Madison County | 197,617 | R+8.9 | →R 1.0 |
| Mobile County | 175,164 | R+16.4 | →R 4.5 |
| Baldwin County | 122,249 | R+58.0 | →R 4.2 |
| Shelby County | 114,698 | R+40.6 | →R 0.2 |
| Montgomery County | 89,798 | D+30.6 | →R 0.9 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 85,256 | R+20.3 | →R 5.5 |
| Lee County | 73,127 | R+27.7 | →R 7.6 |
| Morgan County | 53,543 | R+52.4 | →R 3.2 |
| Limestone County | 53,332 | R+43.7 | →R 1.1 |
Biggest shifts from 2020 to 2024: toward the Republican, Hale County (11.8), Coosa County (9.8), Escambia County (8.9); toward the Democrat, St. Clair County (0.1), Shelby County (0.2), Blount County (0.9) — in points of margin.
County returns from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (official state data), 2000–2024. Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, of all votes cast.
Results by year
| Year | Winner | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | Nation | Turnout | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald TrumpTrump | Harris 34.1%772,412 | Trump 64.6%1,462,616 | 1.3% | R+30.5 | R+1.5 | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2020 | Donald TrumpTrump lost | Biden 36.6%849,624 | Trump 62.0%1,441,170 | 1.4% | R+25.5 | D+4.5 | 61.5% | 9 |
| 2016 | Donald TrumpTrump | Clinton 34.4%729,547 | Trump 62.1%1,318,255 | 3.6% | R+27.7 | D+2.1 | 59.1% | 9 |
| 2012 | Mitt RomneyRomney lost | Obama 38.4%795,696 | Romney 60.6%1,255,925 | 1.1% | R+22.2 | D+3.9 | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2008 | John McCainMcCain lost | Obama 38.7%813,479 | McCain 60.3%1,266,546 | 0.9% | R+21.6 | D+7.3 | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2004 | George W. BushBush | Kerry 36.8%693,933 | Bush 62.5%1,176,394 | 0.7% | R+25.6 | R+2.5 | 57.1% | 9 |
| 2000 | George W. BushBush | Gore 41.6%692,611 | Bush 56.5%941,173 | 2.0% | R+14.9 | D+0.5 | 51.7% | 9 |
| 1996 | Bob DoleDole lost | Clinton 43.2%662,165 | Dole 50.1%769,044 | Perot 6.0% | R+7.0 | D+8.5 | 48.8% | 9 |
| 1992 | George H.W. BushBush lost | Clinton 40.9%690,080 | Bush 47.7%804,283 | Perot 10.9% | R+6.8 | D+5.6 | 55.7% | 9 |
| 1988 | George H.W. BushBush | Dukakis 39.9%549,506 | Bush 59.2%815,576 | 1.0% | R+19.3 | R+7.7 | 47.5% | 9 |
| 1984 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Mondale 38.3%551,899 | Reagan 60.5%872,849 | 1.2% | R+22.3 | R+18.2 | 50.9% | 9 |
| 1980 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Carter 47.5%636,730 | Reagan 48.8%654,192 | 3.8% | R+1.3 | R+9.7 | 49.2% | 9 |
| 1976 | Jimmy CarterCarter | Carter 55.7%659,170 | Ford 42.6%504,070 | 1.7% | D+13.1 | D+2.1 | — | 9 |
| 1972 | Richard NixonNixon | McGovern 25.5% | Nixon 72.4% | 2.0% | R+46.9 | R+23.2 | — | 9 |
| 1968 | George WallaceWallace lost | Humphrey 18.7% | Nixon 14.0% | Wallace 65.9% | D+4.7 | R+0.7 | — | 10 |
| 1964 | Barry GoldwaterGoldwater lost | Johnson 0.0% | Goldwater 69.5% | 30.6% | R+69.5 | D+22.6 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | Harry F. ByrdByrd lost | Kennedy 56.4% | Nixon 42.2% | 1.5% | D+14.2 | D+0.2 | — | 11* |
Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, in percentage points; Nation is the same for the national popular vote. "Other" is everyone else combined, or the leading third-party candidate where one took 5% or more. Vote counts from 1976. Turnout is ballots cast as a share of eligible voters, from 1980 (UF Election Lab; the newest year is preliminary).
- 1968: Humphrey ran under the National Democratic Party of Alabama label; the state Democratic line was Wallace's.
- 1964: Lyndon Johnson did not appear on the Alabama ballot; the Democratic line carried unpledged electors.
- 1960: Alabama's 11 Democratic electors were chosen individually: five were pledged to Kennedy and six were unpledged and voted for Sen. Harry F. Byrd.
Electoral votes
Electoral votes change after each census, when House seats are reapportioned.
- 1119601950 census
- 101964–19681960 census
- 91972–19801970 census
- 91984–19881980 census
- 91992–20001990 census
- 92004–20082000 census
- 92012–20202010 census
- 92024–20282020 census
- 92032–2040projected
Projected: Alabama's share of House seats after the 2030 census if each state's population keeps changing at its pace since 2020, from the Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey population estimates (July 1, 2024). If the count were taken today it would have 9. An estimate, not a forecast.