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2022 population: 720,871
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 509,830 | 70.72% | |
| Black: | 127,806 | 17.73% | |
| Indian: | 2,886 | 0.40% | |
| Asian: | 12,834 | 1.78% | |
| 2+ races: | 25,265 | 3.50% | |
| Hispanic: | 40,747 | 5.65% | |
| Total non-White: | 211,041 | 29.28% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 315,933 | |
| Median Value | $216,300 | |
| Occupied | 287,649 | 91.0% |
| Vacant | 28,284 | 9.0% |
| Owned | 204,588 | 71.1% |
| Rented | 83,061 | 28.9% |
| Median Rent | $938 | |
| Single-Family Units | 237,427 | 75.2% |
| Detached | 230,090 | 72.8% |
| Attached | 7,337 | 2.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 38,912 | 12.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 24,094 | 7.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,999 | 4.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,916 | 3.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,960 | 3.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,784 | 4.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 11,232 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 12,783 | 4.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 10,484 | 3.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,815 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 10,287 | 3.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,474 | 7.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 25,386 | 8.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,065 | 12.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,302 | 9.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 20,724 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 26,986 | 9.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 27,452 | 9.5% |
| Median Household Income | 71,270 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,875 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 13,036 | 4.5% |
| Public Assistance | 5,890 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 28,263 | 9.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 304,542 | 69.4% |
| Unemployed | 14,033 | 3.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 986 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 319,561 | 72.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 119,231 | 27.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 131,400 | 102,191 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 7,536 | 14,041 | 34.9% |
| Self-Employed | 18,146 | 10,575 | 63.2% |
| Local Government | 8,315 | 10,837 | 43.4% |
| State Government | 5,257 | 7,141 | 42.4% |
| Federal Government | 16,678 | 8,649 | 65.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 149,546 | 112,766 | 57.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,786 | 40,668 | 48.2% |
| Total | 187,332 | 153,434 | 55.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 52,675 | 15.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 65,374 | 19.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 96,603 | 28.3% |
| Service Occupations | 47,256 | 13.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 860 | 0.3% |
| All others | 79,409 | 23.3% |
| White Collar | 62.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 53,394 | 15.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 39,477 | 11.6% |
| Retail trade | 38,968 | 11.4% |
| Educational services and health care | 26,928 | 7.9% |
| Public administration | 25,201 | 7.4% |
| Construction | 22,816 | 6.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,868 | 6.4% |
| Other services | 14,525 | 4.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 10,600 | 3.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,856 | 2.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,581 | 1.6% |
| Information | 4,759 | 1.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,677 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 24,647 | 3.42% |
| Puerto Rican | 5,115 | 0.71% |
| Cuban | 1,251 | 0.17% |
| Dominican | 776 | 0.11% |
| Total Central American | 4,293 | 0.60% |
| Costa Rican | 102 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 3,056 | 0.42% |
| Honduran | 526 | 0.07% |
| Nicaraguan | 2 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 377 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 175 | 0.02% |
| Other Central American | 55 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 2,087 | 0.29% |
| Argentinean | 105 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 43 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 129 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 1,018 | 0.14% |
| Ecuadorian | 87 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 218 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 487 | 0.07% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,578 | 0.36% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,126 | 0.43% |
| Chinese | 2,397 | 0.33% |
| Korean | 1,573 | 0.22% |
| Vietnamese | 1,228 | 0.17% |
| Filipino | 1,200 | 0.17% |
| Japanese | 864 | 0.12% |
| Thai | 402 | 0.06% |
| Taiwanese | 246 | 0.03% |
| Indonesian | 174 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 636,731 | 93.5% |
| Spanish | 26,610 | 3.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,568 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,376 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 2,262 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 1,591 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,539 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 1,349 | 0.2% |
| Korean | 1,316 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 91,335 | 12.7% |
| English | 88,428 | 12.3% |
| Irish | 68,960 | 9.6% |
| German | 58,677 | 8.1% |
| European | 15,321 | 2.1% |
| Scottish | 14,934 | 2.1% |
| Italian | 14,200 | 2.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,543 | 1.6% |
| French | 9,853 | 1.4% |
| Polish | 6,509 | 0.9% |
| British | 5,981 | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 5,718 | 0.8% |
| Welsh | 4,590 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 3,232 | 0.4% |
| Swedish | 3,180 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 702,965 | 97.5% |
| Not a citizen | 17,906 | 2.5% |
| Native | 687,447 | 95.4% |
| Foreign-born | 33,424 | 4.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 16,966 | 3.4% | 36,015 | 7.2% | 123,917 | 24.8% | 144,339 | 28.9% | 109,054 | 21.8% | 69,542 | 13.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 16,966 | 3.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 36,015 | 7.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 123,917 | 24.8% |
| Some College | 144,339 | 28.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 109,054 | 21.8% |
| Grad Degree | 69,542 | 13.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | AL05 | Dale Strong (R) | 142,435 | 67.1% | Kathy Warner-Stanton (D) | 62,740 | 29.6% | 7,142 | 3.4% | 212,317 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | AL05 | Mo Brooks* (R) | 253,094 | 95.8% | 11,066 | 4.2% | 264,160 | |||
| 2018-11-06 | AL05 | Mo Brooks* (R) | 159,063 | 61.0% | Peter Joffrion (D) | 101,388 | 38.9% | 222 | 0.1% | 260,673 |
| 2016-11-08 | AL05 | Mo Brooks* (R) | 205,647 | 66.7% | Will Boyd (D) | 102,234 | 33.2% | 445 | 0.1% | 308,326 |
| 2014-11-04 | AL05 | Mo Brooks* (R) | 115,338 | 74.4% | Mark Bray (I) | 39,005 | 25.2% | 631 | 0.4% | 154,974 |
| 2012-11-06 | AL05 | Mo Brooks* (R) | 189,185 | 64.9% | Charles Holley (D) | 101,772 | 34.9% | 336 | 0.1% | 291,293 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | AL05 | Mo Brooks (R) | 131,109 | 57.9% | Steve Raby (D) | 95,192 | 42.0% | 189 | 0.1% | 226,490 |
| 2008-11-04 | AL05 | Parker Griffith (D) | 158,324 | 51.5% | Wayne Parker (R) | 147,314 | 47.9% | 1,644 | 0.5% | 307,282 |
| 2006-11-07 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 143,015 | 98.3% | 2,540 | 1.7% | 145,555 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 200,999 | 73.0% | Gerry Wallace (R) | 74,145 | 26.9% | 315 | 0.1% | 275,459 |
| 2002-11-05 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 143,029 | 73.3% | Steve Engel (R) | 48,226 | 24.7% | 3,906 | 2.0% | 195,161 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 186,059 | 88.8% | Alan Barksdale (Libertarian) | 22,110 | 10.6% | 1,345 | 0.6% | 209,514 |
| 1998-11-03 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 134,819 | 69.7% | Gil Aust (R) | 58,536 | 30.3% | 135 | 0.1% | 193,490 |
| 1996-11-05 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 114,402 | 55.7% | Wayne Parker (R) | 86,727 | 42.2% | 4,378 | 2.1% | 205,507 |
| 1994-11-08 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 88,693 | 50.5% | Wayne Parker (R) | 86,923 | 49.5% | 77 | 0.0% | 175,693 |
| 1992-11-03 | AL05 | Bud Cramer* (D) | 160,060 | 65.6% | Terry Smith (R) | 77,951 | 31.9% | 6,122 | 2.5% | 244,133 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | AL05 | Bud Cramer (D) | 113,047 | 67.1% | Albert McDonald (R) | 55,326 | 32.9% | 10 | 0.0% | 168,383 |
| 1988-11-08 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 120,142 | 64.4% | Stan McDonald (R) | 64,491 | 34.6% | 1,990 | 1.1% | 186,623 |
| 1986-11-04 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 125,406 | 78.9% | Herb McCarley (R) | 33,528 | 21.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 158,935 |
| 1984-11-06 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 140,542 | 95.9% | Sam Samsil (Libertarian) | 6,033 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,575 |
| 1982-11-02 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 108,807 | 80.7% | Leo Yambrek (R) | 24,593 | 18.2% | 1,480 | 1.1% | 134,880 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 117,626 | 93.8% | Betty Benson (Libertarian) | 7,341 | 5.9% | 388 | 0.3% | 125,355 |
| 1978-11-07 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo* (D) | 68,985 | 96.8% | Harvey Crumhorn (Libertarian) | 2,250 | 3.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 71,236 |
| 1976-11-02 | AL05 | Ronnie Flippo (D) | 113,553 | 100.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 113,560 | |||
| 1974-11-04 | AL05 | Robert Jones* (D) | 56,375 | 100.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 56,381 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | AL05 | Robert Jones* (D) | 101,303 | 74.2% | Dieter Schrader (R) | 33,352 | 24.4% | 1,898 | 1.4% | 136,553 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 76,413 | 84.8% | Ken Hearn (C) | 7,599 | 8.4% | 6,046 | 6.7% | 90,058 |
| 1968-11-05 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 85,528 | 76.1% | Ken Hearn (C) | 16,900 | 15.0% | 10,021 | 8.9% | 112,449 |
| 1966-11-08 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 65,982 | 72.2% | Don Mayhall (R) | 25,404 | 27.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,386 |
| 1964-11-03 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 43,842 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,842 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 52,411 | 79.2% | H.G. Williams (R) | 13,800 | 20.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 66,211 |
| 1958-11-04 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 22,710 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,710 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 43,671 | 80.7% | Mrs. James Fortney (R) | 10,430 | 19.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 54,101 |
| 1954-11-02 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 29,414 | 91.6% | Adin Baston (R) | 2,689 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,103 |
| 1952-11-04 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 41,293 | 87.3% | H.G. Williams (R) | 5,984 | 12.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 47,277 |
| 1950-11-07 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 13,742 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13,742 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | AL08 | Robert Jones* (D) | 19,060 | 88.4% | Harry Frahn (R) | 2,510 | 11.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,570 |
| 1947-01-28 sp | AL08 | Robert Jones (D) | 8,218 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,218 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | AL08 | John Sparkman* (D) | 17,624 | 92.4% | Arthur South (R) | 1,453 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 19,077 |
| 1944-11-07 | AL08 | John Sparkman* (D) | 24,023 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,023 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | AL08 | John Sparkman* (D) | 5,954 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,954 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | AL08 | John Sparkman* (D) | 29,020 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,020 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | AL08 | John Sparkman* (D) | 10,266 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,266 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | AL08 | John Sparkman (D) | 27,788 | 99.7% | Harry Frahn (Union) | 86 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,874 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 216,584 | 62.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 123,032 | 35.6% | 5,639 | 1.6% | 345,255 | 1 | 16 | 14.86% | |
| 2020 | 63% | Donald Trump* (R) | 228,397 | 62.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 129,813 | 35.7% | 5,897 | 1.6% | 364,107 | 1 | 16 | 15.67% |
| 2016 | 56% | Donald Trump (R) | 200,571 | 64.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 97,159 | 31.3% | 12,207 | 3.9% | 309,937 | 3 | 19 | 14.60% |
| 2012 | 56% | Mitt Romney (R) | 189,838 | 63.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 103,601 | 34.9% | 3,805 | 1.3% | 297,244 | 3 | 17 | 14.33% |
| 2008 | 58% | John McCain (R) | 190,225 | 60.9% | Barack Obama (D) | 117,838 | 37.7% | 4,221 | 1.4% | 312,284 | 1 | 15 | 14.87% |
| 2004 | 56% | George W. Bush* (R) | 167,552 | 59.8% | John Kerry (D) | 110,633 | 39.5% | 2,225 | 0.8% | 280,410 | -3 | 9 | 14.89% |
| 2000 | 51% | George W. Bush (R) | 139,337 | 55.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 107,553 | 42.6% | 5,714 | 2.3% | 252,604 | -1 | 7 | 15.10% |
| 1996 | 48% | Robert Dole (R) | 111,652 | 48.9% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 98,401 | 43.1% | 18,403 | 8.1% | 228,456 | -1 | 8 | 14.89% |
| 1992 | 58% | George Bush* (R) | 110,268 | 44.2% | Bill Clinton (D) | 102,130 | 41.0% | 36,921 | 14.8% | 249,319 | -3 | 7 | 14.77% |
| 1988 | 41% | George Bush (R) | 111,763 | 59.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 77,172 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 188,935 | 0 | 6 | 13.71% |
| 1984 | 48% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 119,034 | 59.8% | Walter Mondale (D) | 80,039 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,073 | -1 | 1 | 13.81% |
| 1980 | 50% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 96,169 | 55.7% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 72,831 | 42.2% | 3,746 | 2.2% | 172,746 | -7 | -9 | 12.87% |
| 1976 | 46% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 106,191 | 68.0% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 50,039 | 32.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,230 | -11 | -16 | 13.21% |
| 1972 | 43% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 98,504 | 74.6% | George McGovern (D) | 33,603 | 25.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,107 | 2 | 14 | 13.13% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 94,659 | 70.0% | Richard Nixon (R) | 23,576 | 17.4% | 16,900 | 12.5% | 135,135 | 3 | -26 | 12.87% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 50.5% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 49.5% | 0.0% | -19 | 12 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 32% | John Kennedy (D) | 46,693 | 68.8% | Richard Nixon (R) | 20,433 | 30.1% | 778 | 1.1% | 67,904 | -12 | -20 | 11.91% |
| 1956 | 30% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 44,746 | 75.5% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 13,898 | 23.5% | 589 | 1.0% | 59,233 | -16 | -34 | 11.92% |
| 1952 | 26% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 38,434 | 79.6% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 9,879 | 20.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 48,313 | -15 | -35 | 11.34% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 729,384 | 70.6% | 16.5% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 735,858 | 71.9% | 18.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 5.5% | |
| 2012 | 691,438 | 73.2% | 17.5% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 718,724 | 73.3% | 17.6% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 635,300 | 77.7% | 16.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| 2000 | 654,886 | 78.6% | 16.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| 1992 | 577,227 | 82.8% | 14.9% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 603,726 | 83.4% | 14.6% | ||||
| 1982 | 549,844 | 84.3% | 14.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 549,802 | 14.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 489,771 | 13.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 489,771 | 13.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 383,625 | ||||||
| 1950 | 321,459 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|