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Russell County, Alabama presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Russell County by 1.7 points, out of 20,679 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: D+14.920002004: D+0.220042008: D+7.320082012: D+11.720122016: D+2.020162020: D+6.420202024: D+1.72024
Russell County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Alabama 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris D10,42250.4%
Donald J. Trump R10,07848.7%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I)940.5%
Chase Oliver (I)450.2%
Jill Stein (I)400.2%
Total20,679

Russell County was D+1.7 against R+30.5 statewide, 32.2 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 D11,22852.6%
Donald J. Trump R9,86446.2%
Jo Jorgensen (I)1980.9%
Write‐In390.2%
Total21,329

Russell County was D+6.4 against R+25.5 statewide, 31.9 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 D9,57950.1%
Donald J. Trump R9,21048.1%
Gary Johnson I2811.5%
Stein (I)680.4%
Total19,138

Russell County was D+2.0 against R+27.7 statewide, 29.7 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 D10,50055.5%
Mitt Romney R8,27843.8%
GARY JOHNSON / JIM GRAY (I)620.3%
WI310.2%
VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR. / JAMES CLYMER (I)220.1%
JILL STEIN / CHERI HONKALA (I)170.1%
Total18,879

Russell County was D+11.7 against R+22.2 statewide, 33.9 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 DEM10,08553.3%
John McCain REP8,70546.0%
All other candidates1250.7%
Total18,915

Russell County was D+7.3 against R+21.6 statewide, 28.9 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
John Kerry DEM8,37549.8%
George W. Bush REP8,33749.6%
All other candidates970.6%
Total16,809

Russell County was D+0.2 against R+25.6 statewide, 25.8 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
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM8,39656.8%
George W. Bush REP6,19841.9%
All other candidates1811.2%
Total14,775

Russell County was D+14.9 against R+14.9 statewide, 29.8 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 Russell County, Alabama in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Russell County by 1.7 points, out of 20,679 votes counted for president.

Is Russell County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 1.7 points; 2020: Democratic by 6.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 2.0 points; 2012: Democratic by 11.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 7.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 0.2 points; 2000: Democratic by 14.9 points.

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

In 2024 it was 32.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 1.7 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