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Jefferson County, Alabama presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 10.4 points, out of 296,741 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+3.220002004: R+9.020042008: D+5.120082012: D+6.020122016: D+7.420162020: D+13.220202024: D+10.42024
Jefferson County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Alabama 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris D162,11254.6%
Donald J. Trump R131,12344.2%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I)1,7810.6%
Jill Stein (I)9940.3%
Chase Oliver (I)7310.2%
Total296,741

Jefferson County was D+10.4 against R+30.5 statewide, 40.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Alabama State Canvassing Board, Statewide Offices - General Election Results November 05, 2024 (certified November 26, 2024); 207-page scan of every contest

2020

Alabama 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden D181,68855.8%
Donald J. Trump R138,84342.6%
Jo Jorgensen (I)3,5781.1%
Write‐In1,7390.5%
Total325,848

Jefferson County was D+13.2 against R+25.5 statewide, 38.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Alabama Secretary of State / State Canvassing Board, Statewide Offices - General Election Results November 3, 2020 (certified November 23, 2020; 102 pages, text PDF); pages 3-4 President and Vice President (the United States Senator columns of the same table are not read)

2016

Alabama 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton D156,87352.3%
Donald J. Trump R134,76844.9%
Gary Johnson I6,6452.2%
Stein (I)1,5540.5%
Total299,840

Jefferson County was D+7.4 against R+27.7 statewide, 35.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Statewide Offices - General Election Results November 8, 2016 (198 pages, text layer); pages 3-4: President by county (first five columns; U.S. Senate and Supreme Court columns to the right are not read)

2012

Alabama 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama D159,87652.5%
Mitt Romney R141,68346.5%
GARY JOHNSON / JIM GRAY (I)1,6370.5%
WI6050.2%
JILL STEIN / CHERI HONKALA (I)4380.1%
VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR. / JAMES CLYMER (I)2840.1%
Total303,918

Jefferson County was D+6.0 against R+22.2 statewide, 28.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: State of Alabama, Canvass of Results, General Election November 6, 2012 (1,004-page scan): For President and Vice-President of the United States by county (pages 2-4, printed landscape); the rest of the file is the other contests and the county write-in tabulations

2008

Alabama 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM166,12152.2%
John McCain REP149,92147.1%
All other candidates2,4820.8%
Total318,524

Jefferson County was D+5.1 against R+21.6 statewide, 26.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Alabama 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP158,68054.2%
John Kerry DEM132,28645.2%
All other candidates2,0010.7%
Total292,967

Jefferson County was R+9.0 against R+25.6 statewide, 16.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Alabama 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP138,49150.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM129,88947.4%
All other candidates5,3832.0%
Total273,763

Jefferson County was R+3.2 against R+14.9 statewide, 11.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Jefferson County, Alabama in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 10.4 points, out of 296,741 votes counted for president.

Is Jefferson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 10.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.2 points; 2016: Democratic by 7.4 points; 2012: Democratic by 6.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.1 points; 2004: Republican by 9.0 points; 2000: Republican by 3.2 points.

How does Jefferson County vote compared with the rest of Alabama?

In 2024 it was 40.9 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 10.4 points against Republican by 30.5 points statewide).

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