Sumter County, AL

Designated Market Area: Meridian, MS-AL
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Sumter County, AL     [Sort places by name]

Livingston city (pop. 3,297) York city (pop. 2,423) Epes town (pop. 579) Cuba town (pop. 327) Geiger town (pop. 286) Gainesville town (pop. 276) Bellamy CDP (pop. 113) Emelle town (pop. 74)  

Tracts in Sumter County, AL

Census Tract 113.01, Sumter County, Alabama     Census Tract 113.02, Sumter County, Alabama     Census Tract 114, Sumter County, Alabama     Census Tract 115, Sumter County, Alabama     Census Tract 116, Sumter County, Alabama        

2022 population: 11,853   ( 1,910 from 2010 , 495 from 2020)
Land area: 903.8 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,120	26.32%	5.6%
Black:	8,220	69.35%	20.1%
Indian:	22	0.19%	100.0%
Asian:	196	1.65%	476.5%
2+ races:	114	0.96%	153.3%
Hispanic:	181	1.53%	110.5%
Total non-White:	8,733	73.68%	16.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	293	11.9
Deaths:	430	17.4
Net Migration:	-348	-14.1
Net Immigration:	18	0.7

Change in White population:	-184	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,726	-12.5

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	4,648	73.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,598	25.4%	45 [+]	0.7%	6,291	-37	-21	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 37 (0.6%);
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,746	74.0%	Donald Trump (R)	1,581	24.7%	84 [+]	1.3%	6,411	-37	-21	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 57 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 14 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,421	77.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,586	22.6%	23 [+]	0.3%	7,030	-38	-25	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18 (0.3%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	5,264	75.0%	John McCain (R)	1,731	24.7%	25 [+]	0.4%	7,020	-36	-21	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 12 (0.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	4,527	70.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,880	29.2%	26 [+]	0.4%	6,433	-33	-21	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 10 (0.2%);
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,415	72.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,629	26.8%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,088	-30	-21	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 20 (0.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 7 (0.1%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,706	72.9%	Robert Dole (R)	1,561	24.2%	189 [+]	2.9%	6,456	-26	-17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 172 (2.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	63%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,810	68.5%	George Bush* (R)	1,807	25.7%	408 [+]	5.8%	7,025	-22	-12	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 388 (5.5%);
1988	59%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,390	66.2%	George Bush (R)	2,212	33.4%	28 [+]	0.4%	6,630	-26	-20	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11 (0.2%);
1984	63%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,478	64.0%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,493	35.6%	22	0.3%	6,993	-25	-23	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,015	69.7%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,104	29.2%	80 [+]	1.1%	7,199	-20	-21	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 45 (0.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 16 (0.2%);
1976	55%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,457	60.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,191	38.5%	41 [+]	0.7%	5,689	-4	-9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	53%	George McGovern (D)	2,737	50.1%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,686	49.2%	38 [+]	0.7%	5,461	-23	-12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 33 (0.6%);
1968	52%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,336	48.6%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,158	44.9%	313 [+]	6.5%	4,807	-8	-37	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 303 (6.3%);
1964	21%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,653	80.3%	Write-ins (I)	405	19.7%	0	0.0%	2,058	11	42	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Lyndon Johnson* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1960	16%	John Kennedy (D)	986	58.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	623	37.0%	76	4.5%	1,685	-5	-13	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	15%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	981	58.7%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	578	34.6%	112	6.7%	1,671	-5	-23	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	13%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	894	55.9%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	702	43.9%	3	0.2%	1,599	9	-11	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	9%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	1,058	95.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	52	4.7%	3 [+]	0.3%	1,113	-14	-40	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%); Harry Truman* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1944	9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,075	95.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	53	4.7%	3	0.3%	1,131	-14	-41	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	10%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,404	96.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	46	3.2%	1	0.1%	1,451	-11	-42	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	11%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,369	98.3%	Alf Landon (R)	24	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,393	-11	-35	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	10%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,293	98.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	26	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,319	-12	-38	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	10%	Al Smith (D)	1,015	84.2%	Herbert Hoover (R)	191	15.8%	0	0.0%	1,206	-33	-42	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	8%	John Davis (D)	837	94.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	28	3.2%	19 [+]	2.1%	884	-23	-51	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 19 (2.1%);
1920	10%	James Cox (D)	1,088	98.4%	Warren Harding (R)	15	1.4%	3 [+]	0.3%	1,106	-31	-59	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	770	98.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	8	1.0%	6 [+]	0.8%	784	-21	-45	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 6 (0.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	6%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	701	97.1%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	1.4%	11 [+]	1.5%	722	-7	-22	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 9 (1.2%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2 (0.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	6%	William J. Bryan (D)	719	98.8%	Write-ins (I)	4	0.5%	5 [+]	0.7%	728	-24	-51	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William Taft (R) 3 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1 (0.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	7%	Alton Parker (D)	883	97.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	16	1.8%	7 [+]	0.8%	906	-19	-55	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 (0.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,053	82.2%	William McKinley* (R)	204	15.9%	24 [+]	1.9%	1,281	-19	-36	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	4,648	73.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	1,598	25.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	37	0.6%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,291
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -37 Diff (US): -21

2016 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	4,746	74.0%
Donald Trump (R)	1,581	24.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	57	0.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	14	0.2%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,411
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -37 Diff (US): -21

2012 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,421	77.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,586	22.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,030
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -38 Diff (US): -25

2008 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	5,264	75.0%
John McCain (R)	1,731	24.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	12	0.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,020
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -36 Diff (US): -21

2004 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,880	29.2%
John Kerry (D)	4,527	70.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	10	0.2%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,433
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -33 Diff (US): -21

2000 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,629	26.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,415	72.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	20	0.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	7	0.1%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,088
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -30 Diff (US): -21

1996 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,706	72.9%
Robert Dole (R)	1,561	24.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	172	2.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,456
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -17

1992 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,810	68.5%
George Bush* (R)	1,807	25.7%
Ross Perot (I)	388	5.5%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,025
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -12

1988 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,212	33.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,390	66.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,630
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -20

1984 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,493	35.6%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,478	64.0%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	6,993
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -23

1980 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,104	29.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,015	69.7%
John Anderson (I)	45	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	16	0.2%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,199
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -21

1976 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,457	60.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,191	38.5%
Other	41	0.7%
TOTAL	5,689
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,686	49.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,737	50.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	0.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,461
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -12

1968 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	303	6.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,336	48.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,158	44.9%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,807
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -37

1960 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	986	58.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	623	37.0%
Other	76	4.5%
TOTAL	1,685
Turnout: 16% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	578	34.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	981	58.7%
Other	112	6.7%
TOTAL	1,671
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -23

1952 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	702	43.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	894	55.9%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,599
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -11

1944 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,075	95.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	53	4.7%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,131
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -41

1940 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,404	96.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	46	3.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,451
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -42

1936 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,369	98.3%
Alf Landon (R)	24	1.7%
TOTAL	1,393
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -35

1932 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,293	98.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	26	2.0%
TOTAL	1,319
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -38

1928 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	191	15.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,015	84.2%
TOTAL	1,206
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -33 Diff (US): -42

1924 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	28	3.2%
John Davis (D)	837	94.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	19	2.1%
TOTAL	884
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -51

1920 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	15	1.4%
James Cox (D)	1,088	98.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,106
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -31 Diff (US): -59

1916 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	770	98.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	8	1.0%
Allan Benson (Soc)	6	0.8%
TOTAL	784
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -45

1912 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	701	97.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2	0.3%
William Taft* (R)	9	1.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	1.4%
TOTAL	722
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -22

1908 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3	0.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	719	98.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	1	0.1%
Other	4	0.5%
TOTAL	728
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -51

1904 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	16	1.8%
Alton Parker (D)	883	97.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	7	0.8%
TOTAL	906
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -55

1900 President, Sumter County, AL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	204	15.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,053	82.2%
Other	24	1.9%
TOTAL	1,281
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -36

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sumter County, AL

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	40%	Will Boyd (D)	2,684	69.2%	Katie Britt (R)	1,163	30.0%	29 [+]	0.7%	3,876	-37	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: John Sophocleus (Libertarian) 28 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	G	40%	Yolanda Flowers (D)	2,656	68.4%	Kay Ivey* (R)	1,176	30.3%	52 [+]	1.3%	3,884	-37	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jimmy Blake (Libertarian) 50 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	65%	Doug Jones* (D)	4,705	75.2%	Tommy Tuberville (R)	1,550	24.8%	3 [+]	0.0%	6,258	-35	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	G	54%	Walt Madox (D)	4,151	76.3%	Kay Ivey (R)	1,289	23.7%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,443	-36	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2017	S2	43%	Doug Jones (D)	3,533	80.9%	Roy Moore (R)	814	18.6%	18 [+]	0.4%	4,365	-29	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 18 (0.4%);
2016	S3	61%	Ron Crumpton (D)	4,611	73.5%	Richard Shelby* (R)	1,656	26.4%	4 [+]	0.1%	6,271	-37	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	S2	County data not available for this election: Jeff Sessions* (R) was unopposed.
2014	G	40%	Parker Griffith (D)	3,101	74.6%	Robert Bentley* (R)	1,051	25.3%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,156	-38	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2010	S3	52%	William Barnes (D)	4,110	74.0%	Richard Shelby* (R)	1,440	25.9%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,553	-39	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2010	G	52%	Ron Sparks (D)	4,290	76.6%	Robert Bentley (R)	1,306	23.3%	8 [+]	0.1%	5,604	-34	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
2008	S2	64%	Vivian Figures (D)	5,042	73.4%	Jeff Sessions* (R)	1,823	26.5%	2 [+]	0.0%	6,867	-37	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2006	G	51%	Lucy Baxley (D)	3,821	70.1%	Bob Riley* (R)	1,614	29.6%	12 [+]	0.2%	5,447	-28	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.2%);
2004	S3	60%	Wayne Sowell (D)	4,183	66.1%	Richard Shelby* (R)	2,145	33.9%	2 [+]	0.0%	6,330	-32	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2002	S2	48%	Susan Parker (D)	3,667	73.2%	Jeff Sessions* (R)	1,290	25.7%	55 [+]	1.1%	5,012	-33	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jeff Allen (Libertarian) 47 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2002	G	48%	Don Siegelman* (D)	3,868	76.1%	Bob Riley (R)	1,176	23.1%	40 [+]	0.8%	5,084	-26	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: John Sophocleus (Libertarian) 35 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
1998	S3	47%	Clayton Suddith (D)	3,356	67.3%	Richard Shelby* (R)	1,629	32.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,986	-31	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	G	48%	Don Siegelman (D)	3,982	78.6%	Fob James* (R)	1,073	21.2%	8 [+]	0.2%	5,063	-21	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
1996	S2	59%	Roger Bedford (D)	4,607	72.6%	Jeff Sessions (R)	1,681	26.5%	57 [+]	0.9%	6,345	-26	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Mark Thornton (Libertarian) 34 (0.5%); Charles Hebner (Natural Law) 23 (0.4%);
1994	G	40%	James Folsom, Jr.* (D)	3,412	77.0%	Fob James (R)	1,015	22.9%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,431	-27	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1992	S3	61%	Richard Shelby* (D)	5,980	87.8%	Richard Sellers (R)	785	11.5%	47 [+]	0.7%	6,812	-22	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Jerome Shockley (Libertarian) 47 (0.7%);
1990	S2	47%	Howell Heflin* (D)	4,261	79.9%	Bill Cabaniss (R)	1,066	20.0%	5 [+]	0.1%	5,332	-19	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
1990	G	48%	Paul Hubbert (D)	4,007	74.2%	Guy Hunt* (R)	1,386	25.7%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,399	-26	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1986	S3	50%	Richard Shelby (D)	4,295	76.8%	Jeremiah Denton* (R)	1,297	23.2%	0	0.0%	5,592	-27	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	50%	Bill Baxley (D)	4,123	73.5%	Guy Hunt (R)	1,490	26.5%	0	0.0%	5,613	-30	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	60%	Howell Heflin* (D)	5,361	79.9%	Albert Lee Smith (R)	1,308	19.5%	39 [+]	0.6%	6,708	-17	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Yana Davis (Libertarian) 39 (0.6%);
1982	G	55%	George Wallace (D)	4,848	79.9%	Emory Folmar (R)	1,073	17.7%	149 [+]	2.5%	6,070	-21	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Jackson (NDPA) 99 (1.6%); Leo Suiter (Conservative) 26 (0.4%); Henri Klinger (Libertarian) 16 (0.3%); Martin Boyers (Socialist) 5 (0.1%); John Dyer (Prohibition) 3 (0.0%);
1980	S3	45%	James Folsom, Jr. (D)	3,167	63.6%	Jeremiah Denton (R)	1,744	35.0%	65 [+]	1.3%	4,976	-15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Sallie Hadnott (NDPA) 31 (0.6%); Michael Erdey (Conservative) 12 (0.2%); William Crew (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%); Joe Partain (Statesman) 8 (0.2%); Mohammed Oliver (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1978	S3	26%	Donald Stewart (D)	2,102	76.9%	James Martin (R)	630	23.0%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,735	-20	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%); Michael Erdy (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); A.J. Killingsworth (Prohibition) 0 (0.0%); Joseph Robino (People's) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	24%	Howell Heflin (D)	2,446	98.8%	Jerome Couch (Prohibition)	30	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,476	n/a	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	28%	Fob James (D)	2,626	91.6%	Guy Hunt (R)	227	7.9%	14 [+]	0.5%	2,867	-18	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Jim Partain (Prohibition) 10 (0.3%); Richard Dare (I) 4 (0.1%);
1974	S3	31%	Jim Allen* (D)	3,214	99.7%	Alvin Abercrombie (Prohibition)	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,225	n/a	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1974	G	33%	George Wallace* (D)	3,363	97.2%	Elvin McCary (R)	91	2.6%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,460	-12	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Jim Partain (Prohibition) 6 (0.2%);
1972	S2	55%	John Sparkman* (D)	2,614	46.4%	John LeFlore (NDPA)	1,901	33.8%	1,113 [+]	19.8%	5,628	-14	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Winton Blount (R) 1,072 (19.0%); Herbert Stone (Conservative) 32 (0.6%); Jerome Couch (American Independent) 9 (0.2%);
1970	G	66%	George Wallace (D)	3,194	51.0%	John Cashin (NDPA)	2,914	46.5%	159 [+]	2.5%	6,267	n/a	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: A.C. Shelton (I) 137 (2.2%); John Watts (Whig) 13 (0.2%); Menter Walker (I) 6 (0.1%); Jerome Couch (Prohibition) 3 (0.0%);
1968	S3	51%	Robert Schwenn (NDPA)	2,270	48.2%	Jim Allen (D)	2,165	45.9%	277 [+]	5.9%	4,712	-16	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Perry Hooper (R) 277 (5.9%);
1966	S2	33%	John Sparkman* (D)	2,229	70.0%	John Grenier (R)	924	29.0%	33 [+]	1.0%	3,186	-10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Julian Elgin (I) 33 (1.0%);
1966	G	39%	Lurleen Wallace (D)	2,185	58.7%	James Martin (R)	1,374	36.9%	165 [+]	4.4%	3,724	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Carl Robinson (I) 165 (4.4%);
1962	S3	13%	James Martin (R)	850	65.0%	Lister Hill* (D)	458	35.0%	0	0.0%	1,308	16	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	12%	George Wallace (D)	1,194	98.8%	Frank Walls (I)	14	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,208	n/a	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	15%	John Sparkman* (D)	1,257	82.3%	Julian Elgin (R)	270	17.7%	0	0.0%	1,527	-12	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Sumter County, AL

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Voter Registration Data for Sumter County, AL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Sumter County, AL were estimated to be 12% Republican and 85% Democrat.