Alabama presidential election results and history

Alabama has voted in 50 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 26 of the 50 with a recorded winner (52%).

Current members of Congress from Alabama (9)

Katie Boyd Britt Senator · Republican
Tommy Tuberville Senator · Republican
Barry Moore District 1 · Republican
Shomari Figures District 2 · Democrat
Mike Rogers District 3 · Republican
Robert B. Aderholt District 4 · Republican
Dale W. Strong District 5 · Republican
Gary J. Palmer District 6 · Republican
Terri A. Sewell District 7 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump30.5 pts
Electoral votes: 9
Democratic wins: 30
Republican wins: 16

Alabama, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Alabama

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	64.6%	Kamala Harris	30.5	9	2,265,090	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	62.0%	Joseph R. Biden	25.5	9	2,323,282	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	62.1%	Hillary Clinton	27.7	9	2,123,372	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	60.5%	Barack Obama	22.2	9	2,074,338	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	60.3%	Barack Obama	21.6	9	2,099,819	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	62.5%	John Kerry	25.6	9	1,883,449	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	56.5%	Albert Gore, Jr.	14.9	9	1,666,272	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	50.1%	William J. Clinton	7.0	9	1,534,349	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	47.6%	William J. Clinton	6.8	9	1,688,060	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	59.2%	Michael Dukakis	19.3	9	1,378,476	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.5%	Walter Mondale	22.3	9	1,441,713	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	48.8%	Jimmy Carter	1.3	9	1,341,929	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	55.7%	Gerald R. Ford	13.1	9	1,182,850	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	72.4%	George McGovern	46.9	9	1,006,111	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	George Wallace	65.9%	Hubert Humphrey	47.1	10	1,049,922	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Barry Goldwater	69.5%	—	—	10	689,818	Lyndon B. Johnson ✗
1960	John F. Kennedy	56.8%	Richard M. Nixon	15.1	5	570,225	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	56.5%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	17.1	10	496,861	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Adlai Stevenson	64.6%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	29.5	11	426,120	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Strom Thurmond	79.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	60.7	11	214,980	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	81.3%	Thomas E. Dewey	63.1	11	244,743	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	85.2%	Wendell L. Willkie	70.9	11	294,219	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	86.4%	Alfred M. Landon	73.6	11	275,744	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	84.8%	Herbert Hoover	70.6	11	245,303	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	51.3%	Herbert Hoover	2.8	12	248,981	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	John W. Davis	67.8%	Calvin Coolidge	40.8	12	166,593	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	66.7%	Warren G. Harding	34.8	12	233,951	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	75.6%	Charles E. Hughes	53.8	12	131,142	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	69.9%	Theodore Roosevelt	50.7	12	117,959	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	70.7%	William Howard Taft	46.4	11	105,152	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	73.4%	Theodore Roosevelt	52.7	11	108,785	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	60.1%	William McKinley	25.4	11	160,477	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	67.0%	William McKinley	38.4	11	194,580	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	59.4%	James B. Weaver	22.9	11	232,543	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	67.0%	Benjamin Harrison	34.4	10	175,085	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	60.4%	James G. Blaine	21.7	10	153,624	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	60.0%	James A. Garfield	22.9	10	151,902	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	60.0%	Rutherford B. Hayes	20.0	10	171,699	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.2%	Horace Greeley	6.4	10	169,716	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	51.3%	Horatio Seymour	2.5	8	149,594	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John C. Breckinridge	54.0%	John Bell	23.2	9	90,357	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	62.1%	Millard Fillmore	24.2	9	75,291	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	60.9%	Winfield Scott	26.8	9	44,147	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	50.6%	Zachary Taylor	1.1	9	61,659	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	59.0%	Henry Clay	18.0	9	63,403	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	54.4%	William Henry Harrison	8.8	7	62,511	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	55.3%	Hugh Lawson White	10.7	7	37,296	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	100.0%	Henry Clay	99.9	7	14,291	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	89.9%	John Quincy Adams	79.8	5	18,618	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	69.3%	John Quincy Adams	51.5	5	13,603	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Alabama voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 30.5 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 25.5 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 27.7 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 22.2 points; 2008: John McCain by 21.6 points.

When did Alabama last vote Democratic for president?

In 1976, for Jimmy Carter.

When did Alabama last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Alabama vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Alabama backed the national winner in 26 of 50 elections in this record (52%).

Is Alabama a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 22.2 points, Republican by 27.7 points, Republican by 25.5 points and Republican by 30.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data