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2022 population: 711,393
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 500,109 | 70.30% | |
| Black: | 142,443 | 20.02% | |
| Indian: | 766 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 11,787 | 1.66% | |
| 2+ races: | 15,650 | 2.20% | |
| Hispanic: | 37,995 | 5.34% | |
| Total non-White: | 211,284 | 29.70% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 301,308 | |
| Median Value | $241,900 | |
| Occupied | 273,202 | 90.7% |
| Vacant | 28,106 | 9.3% |
| Owned | 203,658 | 74.5% |
| Rented | 69,544 | 25.5% |
| Median Rent | $1,157 | |
| Single-Family Units | 225,653 | 74.9% |
| Detached | 215,298 | 71.5% |
| Attached | 10,355 | 3.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 40,298 | 13.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 25,122 | 8.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,433 | 4.6% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8,980 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 8,191 | 3.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 8,609 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,737 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,144 | 3.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 10,085 | 3.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,977 | 3.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 9,279 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,120 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 26,453 | 9.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36,445 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,030 | 10.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 19,668 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 25,058 | 9.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 31,993 | 11.7% |
| Median Household Income | 77,689 | |
| Per Capita Income | 42,841 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 13,896 | 5.1% |
| Public Assistance | 3,088 | 1.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,266 | 8.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 306,599 | 71.9% |
| Unemployed | 13,105 | 3.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 686 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 320,390 | 75.1% |
| Not in Labor Force | 106,143 | 24.9% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 131,653 | 103,085 | 56.1% |
| Non-Profit | 9,249 | 20,164 | 31.4% |
| Self-Employed | 20,705 | 11,106 | 65.1% |
| Local Government | 10,284 | 12,969 | 44.2% |
| State Government | 6,415 | 9,527 | 40.2% |
| Federal Government | 2,983 | 4,269 | 41.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 152,358 | 114,191 | 57.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,931 | 46,929 | 38.1% |
| Total | 181,289 | 161,120 | 52.9% |
| Pct. Govt. | 13.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 62,117 | 18.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 73,540 | 21.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 88,016 | 25.6% |
| Service Occupations | 45,713 | 13.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,012 | 0.3% |
| All others | 73,784 | 21.5% |
| White Collar | 65.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 37,304 | 10.9% |
| Manufacturing | 32,864 | 9.6% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,689 | 8.7% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 25,785 | 7.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 25,665 | 7.5% |
| Construction | 23,940 | 7.0% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,909 | 5.8% |
| Other services | 17,817 | 5.2% |
| Public administration | 14,101 | 4.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,041 | 4.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,716 | 3.4% |
| Information | 6,246 | 1.8% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,564 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 25,047 | 3.52% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,563 | 0.36% |
| Cuban | 1,264 | 0.18% |
| Dominican | 148 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 3,971 | 0.56% |
| Costa Rican | 88 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,136 | 0.16% |
| Honduran | 976 | 0.14% |
| Nicaraguan | 64 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 194 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 1,333 | 0.19% |
| Other Central American | 180 | 0.03% |
| Total South American | 2,339 | 0.33% |
| Argentinean | 212 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 37 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 139 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 570 | 0.08% |
| Ecuadorian | 347 | 0.05% |
| Peruvian | 243 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 761 | 0.11% |
| Other South American | 30 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,663 | 0.37% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,259 | 0.46% |
| Chinese | 2,497 | 0.35% |
| Vietnamese | 1,642 | 0.23% |
| Korean | 1,046 | 0.15% |
| Filipino | 920 | 0.13% |
| Taiwanese | 280 | 0.04% |
| Japanese | 272 | 0.04% |
| Malaysian | 243 | 0.03% |
| Thai | 138 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 624,061 | 93.3% |
| Spanish | 29,333 | 4.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 4,122 | 0.6% |
| Arabic | 2,095 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 1,917 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,429 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 1,307 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 1,247 | 0.2% |
| Other | 838 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 90,959 | 12.8% |
| American | 83,805 | 11.8% |
| Irish | 61,572 | 8.7% |
| German | 47,678 | 6.7% |
| Scottish | 18,860 | 2.7% |
| Italian | 16,193 | 2.3% |
| European | 14,872 | 2.1% |
| French | 12,027 | 1.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,809 | 1.7% |
| African | 7,846 | 1.1% |
| British | 4,792 | 0.7% |
| Polish | 4,216 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 4,038 | 0.6% |
| Dutch | 3,962 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 2,805 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 694,573 | 97.6% |
| Not a citizen | 16,820 | 2.4% |
| Native | 681,126 | 95.7% |
| Foreign-born | 30,267 | 4.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 13,763 | 2.8% | 28,987 | 5.9% | 118,490 | 24.2% | 138,149 | 28.2% | 116,703 | 23.9% | 73,189 | 15.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 13,763 | 2.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 28,987 | 5.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 118,490 | 24.2% |
| Some College | 138,149 | 28.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 116,703 | 23.9% |
| Grad Degree | 73,189 | 15.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
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 | AL06 | Gary Palmer* (R) | 154,233 | 83.7% | Andria Chieffo (Libertarian) | 27,833 | 15.1% | 2,137 | 1.2% | 184,203 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | AL06 | Gary Palmer* (R) | 274,160 | 97.1% | 8,101 | 2.9% | 282,261 | |||
| 2018-11-06 | AL06 | Gary Palmer* (R) | 192,542 | 69.2% | Danner Kline (D) | 85,644 | 30.8% | 142 | 0.1% | 278,328 |
| 2016-11-08 | AL06 | Gary Palmer* (R) | 245,313 | 74.5% | David Putman (D) | 83,709 | 25.4% | 284 | 0.1% | 329,306 |
| 2014-11-04 | AL06 | Gary Palmer (R) | 135,945 | 76.2% | Mark Lester (D) | 42,291 | 23.7% | 213 | 0.1% | 178,449 |
| 2012-11-06 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 219,262 | 71.2% | Penny Bailey (D) | 88,267 | 28.6% | 573 | 0.2% | 308,102 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 205,288 | 98.1% | 4,076 | 1.9% | 209,364 | |||
| 2008-11-04 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 280,902 | 97.8% | 6,335 | 2.2% | 287,237 | |||
| 2006-11-07 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 163,514 | 98.3% | 2,786 | 1.7% | 166,300 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 264,819 | 98.8% | 3,224 | 1.2% | 268,043 | |||
| 2002-11-05 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 178,171 | 89.8% | Holden McAllister (Libertarian) | 19,639 | 9.9% | 536 | 0.3% | 198,346 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 212,751 | 87.9% | Terry Reagin (Libertarian) | 28,189 | 11.7% | 977 | 0.4% | 241,917 |
| 1998-11-03 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 154,761 | 71.8% | Donna Smalley (D) | 60,657 | 28.1% | 164 | 0.1% | 215,582 |
| 1996-11-05 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 180,781 | 70.9% | Mary Lynn Bates (D) | 69,592 | 27.3% | 4,486 | 1.8% | 254,859 |
| 1994-11-08 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus* (R) | 155,047 | 79.0% | Larry Fortenberry (D) | 41,030 | 20.9% | 145 | 0.1% | 196,222 |
| 1992-11-03 | AL06 | Spencer Bachus (R) | 146,599 | 52.3% | Ben Erdreich* (D) | 126,062 | 45.0% | 7,478 | 2.7% | 280,139 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 19% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | AL06 | Ben Erdreich* (D) | 134,412 | 92.2% | David Alvarez (I) | 8,640 | 5.9% | 2,689 | 1.8% | 145,741 |
| 1988-11-08 | AL06 | Ben Erdreich* (D) | 138,920 | 66.5% | Charles Caddis (R) | 68,788 | 32.9% | 1,318 | 0.6% | 209,026 |
| 1986-11-04 | AL06 | Ben Erdreich* (D) | 139,608 | 72.7% | Morgan Williams (R) | 51,924 | 27.0% | 465 | 0.2% | 191,997 |
| 1984-11-06 | AL06 | Ben Erdreich* (D) | 130,973 | 59.6% | Jabo Waggoner (R) | 87,550 | 39.8% | 1,187 | 0.5% | 219,710 |
| 1982-11-02 | AL06 | Ben Erdreich (D) | 88,029 | 53.2% | Albert Lee Smith* (R) | 76,726 | 46.4% | 632 | 0.4% | 165,387 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | AL06 | Albert Lee Smith (R) | 95,019 | 50.5% | Pete Clifford (D) | 87,536 | 46.6% | 5,427 | 2.9% | 187,982 |
| 1978-11-07 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 65,700 | 61.7% | Don Hawkins (D) | 40,771 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,471 |
| 1976-11-02 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 92,113 | 56.7% | Mel Bailey (D) | 69,384 | 42.7% | 1,021 | 0.6% | 162,518 |
| 1974-11-04 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 54,505 | 56.6% | Nina Miglionico (D) | 39,444 | 41.0% | 2,288 | 2.4% | 96,237 |
| 1972-11-07 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 91,499 | 59.8% | Ben Erdreich (D) | 54,497 | 35.6% | 7,137 | 4.7% | 153,133 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 50,060 | 60.1% | John Schmarkey (D) | 31,378 | 37.7% | 1,900 | 2.3% | 83,338 |
| 1968-11-05 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 69,445 | 59.3% | Quinton Bowers (D) | 34,608 | 29.6% | 12,977 | 11.1% | 117,030 |
| 1966-11-08 | AL06 | John Buchanan* (R) | 64,435 | 63.4% | Walter Perry (D) | 37,131 | 36.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 101,567 |
| 1964-11-03 | AL06 | John Buchanan (R) | 69,246 | 60.6% | George Huddleston, Jr* (D) | 45,090 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,336 |
| 1960-11-08 | AL09 | George Huddleston, Jr* (D) | 70,567 | 67.3% | William Ivey (R) | 34,317 | 32.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 104,884 |
| 1958-11-04 | AL09 | George Huddleston, Jr* (D) | 38,229 | 86.3% | Frank Mason (R) | 6,050 | 13.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,279 |
| 1956-11-06 | AL09 | George Huddleston, Jr* (D) | 56,414 | 65.9% | William Longshore (R) | 29,222 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,636 |
| 1954-11-02 | AL09 | George Huddleston, Jr (D) | 40,986 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,986 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | AL09 | Laurie Battle* (D) | 51,537 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 51,537 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | AL09 | Laurie Battle* (D) | 30,743 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 30,743 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | AL09 | Laurie Battle* (D) | 33,781 | 87.1% | Hiram Dodd (R) | 5,006 | 12.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,787 |
| 1946-11-05 | AL09 | Laurie Battle (D) | 29,940 | 94.1% | J.G. Blass (R) | 1,880 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,820 |
| 1944-11-07 | AL09 | Luther Patrick (D) | 31,767 | 81.7% | H.H. Grooms (R) | 7,120 | 18.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,887 |
| 1942-11-03 | AL09 | John Newsome (D) | 8,802 | 95.6% | C.B. Holliman (R) | 378 | 4.1% | 29 | 0.3% | 9,209 |
| 1940-11-05 | AL09 | Luther Patrick* (D) | 39,660 | 99.1% | W.A. Denson (I) | 342 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,002 |
| 1938-11-08 | AL09 | Luther Patrick* (D) | 12,627 | 93.5% | J.G. Bass (R) | 878 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 13,505 |
| 1936-11-03 | AL09 | Luther Patrick (D) | 36,405 | 91.8% | J.G. Bass (R) | 3,177 | 8.0% | 64 | 0.2% | 39,646 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 228,267 | 64.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 122,189 | 34.4% | 4,242 | 1.2% | 354,698 | 2 | 18 | 15.27% | |
| 2020 | 68% | Donald Trump* (R) | 248,259 | 67.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 117,545 | 31.7% | 4,455 | 1.2% | 370,259 | 5 | 20 | 15.94% |
| 2016 | 62% | Donald Trump (R) | 233,493 | 70.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 86,116 | 26.1% | 10,240 | 3.1% | 329,849 | 9 | 25 | 15.53% |
| 2012 | 60% | Mitt Romney (R) | 233,803 | 74.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 77,235 | 24.6% | 3,260 | 1.0% | 314,298 | 14 | 27 | 15.15% |
| 2008 | 62% | John McCain (R) | 268,791 | 76.7% | Barack Obama (D) | 78,150 | 22.3% | 3,329 | 1.0% | 350,270 | 16 | 31 | 16.68% |
| 2004 | 62% | George W. Bush* (R) | 248,095 | 78.0% | John Kerry (D) | 69,449 | 21.8% | 722 | 0.2% | 318,266 | 15 | 27 | 16.90% |
| 2000 | 56% | George W. Bush (R) | 196,302 | 69.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 81,027 | 28.5% | 6,826 | 2.4% | 284,155 | 13 | 21 | 16.99% |
| 1996 | 51% | Robert Dole (R) | 169,870 | 68.1% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 68,545 | 27.5% | 10,995 | 4.4% | 249,410 | 18 | 27 | 16.26% |
| 1992 | 64% | George Bush* (R) | 183,127 | 64.3% | Bill Clinton (D) | 73,463 | 25.8% | 28,196 | 9.9% | 284,786 | 17 | 27 | 16.87% |
| 1988 | 53% | George Bush (R) | 121,126 | 57.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 90,465 | 42.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 211,591 | -2 | 4 | 15.35% |
| 1984 | 55% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 130,184 | 59.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 89,841 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 220,025 | -1 | 0 | 15.26% |
| 1980 | 55% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 104,374 | 54.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 82,538 | 43.5% | 3,040 | 1.6% | 189,952 | 6 | 4 | 14.16% |
| 1976 | 48% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 90,928 | 56.2% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 70,995 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 161,923 | 14 | 8 | 13.69% |
| 1972 | 46% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 108,102 | 72.2% | George McGovern (D) | 41,625 | 27.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,727 | 0 | 11 | 14.88% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 66,373 | 48.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 39,495 | 28.6% | 32,467 | 23.5% | 138,335 | 9 | -20 | 13.18% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 73.7% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 26.3% | 0.0% | 4 | 35 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 29% | Richard Nixon (R) | 60,004 | 56.2% | John Kennedy (D) | 44,681 | 41.9% | 2,073 | 1.9% | 106,758 | 14 | 7 | 18.72% |
| 1956 | 25% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 43,695 | 49.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 38,604 | 44.1% | 5,214 | 6.0% | 87,513 | 11 | -7 | 17.61% |
| 1952 | 21% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 38,111 | 54.2% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 32,254 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,365 | 11 | -9 | 16.51% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 706,497 | 70.8% | 18.3% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 699,605 | 75.6% | 16.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5.1% | |
| 2012 | 687,709 | 77.8% | 13.9% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 754,482 | 80.3% | 12.6% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 635,300 | 88.8% | 7.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| 2000 | 664,795 | 81.0% | 14.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| 1992 | 577,226 | 89.2% | 9.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 537,179 | 62.4% | 36.7% | ||||
| 1982 | 554,156 | 64.5% | 34.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 518,032 | 32.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 493,045 | 30.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 435,907 | 33.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 634,864 | ||||||
| 1950 | 558,928 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|