Election Results for Birmingham, AL Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	40,266	12.6
Deaths:	49,262	15.4
Net Migration:	7,851	2.5
Net Immigration:	1,801	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34,114	D +7,110	D + 3.9%
D +41,224
2020 vs. 2012	R +51,811	R +24,327	R + 0.6%
D +27,484
2020 vs. 2008	R +46,563	R +30,053	R + 2.0%
D +16,510

2016 vs. 2008	R +12,449	R +37,163	R + 5.9%
D -24,714
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	477,257	62.0%	Joe Biden (D)	281,482	36.6%	10,647 [+]	1.4%	769,386	15	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,864 (1.0%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	443,143	62.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	240,258	33.9%	25,211 [+]	3.6%	708,612	17	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,153 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,973 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	425,446	61.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	253,998	37.0%	7,759 [+]	1.1%	687,203	15	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,105 (0.6%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	430,694	61.3%	Barack Obama (D)	264,972	37.7%	7,172 [+]	1.0%	702,838	16	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,396 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,842 (0.3%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	412,955	63.8%	John Kerry (D)	229,995	35.5%	4,636 [+]	0.7%	647,586	13	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,318 (0.4%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	329,796	56.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	238,284	41.1%	11,314 [+]	2.0%	579,394	9	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,392 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,251 (0.4%);
1996	50%	Robert Dole (R)	275,559	51.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	228,973	42.8%	30,056 [+]	5.6%	534,588	11	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 26,370 (4.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,444 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	George Bush* (R)	296,216	49.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	241,920	40.7%	56,684 [+]	9.5%	594,820	12	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 54,353 (9.1%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	291,857	59.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	199,461	40.3%	3,367 [+]	0.7%	494,685	6	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,005 (0.4%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	303,374	60.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	195,668	38.9%	4,142	0.8%	503,184	1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	239,894	49.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	223,519	46.3%	19,233 [+]	4.0%	482,646	-1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 5,337 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,913 (1.0%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	222,953	53.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	185,516	44.7%	6,629 [+]	1.6%	415,098	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	260,389	71.8%	George McGovern (D)	93,771	25.9%	8,267 [+]	2.3%	362,427	11	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,095 (1.4%);
1968	57%	George Wallace (AIP)	228,582	60.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	77,038	20.3%	73,070 [+]	19.3%	378,690	-26	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 67,167 (17.7%);
1964	40%	Barry Goldwater (R)	181,762	69.5%	Write-ins (I)	79,875	30.5%	0	0.0%	261,637	31	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Lyndon Johnson* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1960	33%	John Kennedy (D)	108,035	49.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	107,019	49.1%	2,832	1.3%	217,886	0	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	29%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	95,013	49.9%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	88,570	46.5%	6,692	3.5%	190,275	-11	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	25%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	93,000	58.7%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	64,855	40.9%	694	0.4%	158,549	-14	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	14%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	63,509	73.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	21,472	24.9%	1,141 [+]	1.3%	86,122	-20	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 670 (0.8%); Harry Truman* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1944	16%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	68,549	73.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	24,073	25.8%	530	0.6%	93,152	-20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	20%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	87,061	77.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	24,248	21.7%	516	0.5%	111,825	-23	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	20%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	81,195	81.0%	Alf Landon (R)	17,979	17.9%	1,082 [+]	1.1%	100,256	-19	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	18%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	69,952	79.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	17,295	19.5%	1,331 [+]	1.5%	88,578	-20	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	21%	Herbert Hoover (R)	51,068	55.1%	Al Smith (D)	41,454	44.7%	208 [+]	0.2%	92,730	-3	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 208 (0.2%);
1924	17%	John Davis (D)	40,471	59.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	23,075	33.8%	4,790 [+]	7.0%	68,336	-20	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,520 (6.6%);
1920	29%	James Cox (D)	62,427	59.0%	Warren Harding (R)	41,666	39.4%	1,751 [+]	1.7%	105,844	-21	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,270 (1.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 480 (0.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	14%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	31,178	64.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	15,965	33.1%	1,042 [+]	2.2%	48,185	-13	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 810 (1.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 232 (0.5%);
1912	14%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	25,984	58.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	12,490	27.9%	6,219 [+]	13.9%	44,693	-12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 4,884 (10.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,335 (3.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	14%	William J. Bryan (D)	22,986	58.3%	William Taft (R)	14,316	36.3%	2,114 [+]	5.4%	39,416	-15	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 713 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 259 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 250 (0.6%);
1904	16%	Alton Parker (D)	24,396	62.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	11,443	29.2%	3,408 [+]	8.7%	39,247	-27	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 2,626 (6.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 516 (1.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 266 (0.7%);
1900	20%	William J. Bryan (D)	22,571	51.1%	William McKinley* (R)	19,108	43.2%	2,513 [+]	5.7%	44,192	-8	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

281,482

36.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

477,257

62.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

7,864

1.0%

Other

2,783

0.4%

TOTAL

769,386

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

240,258

33.9%

Donald Trump (R)

443,143

62.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

14,153

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,973

0.4%

Other

8,085

1.1%

TOTAL

708,612

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

253,998

37.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

425,446

61.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,105

0.6%

Other

3,654

0.5%

TOTAL

687,203

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

264,972

37.7%

John McCain (R)

430,694

61.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,396

0.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,842

0.3%

Other

2,934

0.4%

TOTAL

702,838

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

412,955

63.8%

John Kerry (D)

229,995

35.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,318

0.4%

Other

2,318

0.4%

TOTAL

647,586

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

329,796

56.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

238,284

41.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6,392

1.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,251

0.4%

Other

2,671

0.5%

TOTAL

579,394

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

228,973

42.8%

Robert Dole (R)

275,559

51.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

26,370

4.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,444

0.3%

Other

2,242

0.4%

TOTAL

534,588

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 11

1992 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

241,920

40.7%

George Bush* (R)

296,216

49.8%

Ross Perot (I)

54,353

9.1%

Other

2,331

0.4%

TOTAL

594,820

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

291,857

59.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

199,461

40.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

2,005

0.4%

Other

1,362

0.3%

TOTAL

494,685

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

303,374

60.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

195,668

38.9%

Other

4,142

0.8%

TOTAL

503,184

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

239,894

49.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

223,519

46.3%

John Anderson (I)

5,337

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,913

1.0%

Other

8,983

1.9%

TOTAL

482,646

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

222,953

53.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

185,516

44.7%

Other

6,629

1.6%

TOTAL

415,098

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

260,389

71.8%

George McGovern (D)

93,771

25.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,095

1.4%

Other

3,172

0.9%

TOTAL

362,427

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

67,167

17.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

77,038

20.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

228,582

60.4%

Other

5,903

1.6%

TOTAL

378,690

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -26

1960 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

108,035

49.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

107,019

49.1%

Other

2,832

1.3%

TOTAL

217,886

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

88,570

46.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

95,013

49.9%

Other

6,692

3.5%

TOTAL

190,275

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -11

1952 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

64,855

40.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

93,000

58.7%

Other

694

0.4%

TOTAL

158,549

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -14

1944 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

68,549

73.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

24,073

25.8%

Other

530

0.6%

TOTAL

93,152

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -20

1940 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

87,061

77.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

24,248

21.7%

Other

516

0.5%

TOTAL

111,825

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -23

1936 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

81,195

81.0%

Alf Landon (R)

17,979

17.9%

Other

1,082

1.1%

TOTAL

100,256

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -19

1932 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

69,952

79.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

17,295

19.5%

Other

1,331

1.5%

TOTAL

88,578

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -20

1928 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

51,068

55.1%

Al Smith (D)

41,454

44.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

208

0.2%

TOTAL

92,730

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

23,075

33.8%

John Davis (D)

40,471

59.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,520

6.6%

Other

270

0.4%

TOTAL

68,336

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -20

1920 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

41,666

39.4%

James Cox (D)

62,427

59.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,270

1.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

480

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

105,844

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -21

1916 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

31,178

64.7%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

15,965

33.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

810

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

232

0.5%

TOTAL

48,185

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -13

1912 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

25,984

58.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

12,490

27.9%

William Taft* (R)

4,884

10.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,335

3.0%

TOTAL

44,693

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

14,316

36.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

22,986

58.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

713

1.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

259

0.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

250

0.6%

Other

892

2.3%

TOTAL

39,416

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -15

1904 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

11,443

29.2%

Alton Parker (D)

24,396

62.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

516

1.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

266

0.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

2,626

6.7%

TOTAL

39,247

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -27

1900 President, Birmingham, AL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

19,108

43.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

22,571

51.1%

Other

2,513

5.7%

TOTAL

44,192

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,061,080	66.47%	0.0%
Black:	411,484	25.78%	6.6%
Indian:	4,868	0.30%	11.0%
Asian:	22,458	1.41%	42.6%
2+ races:	22,969	1.44%	48.3%
Hispanic:	73,506	4.60%	23.1%

Total non-White:	535,285	33.53%	10.9%

Change in White population:	-84	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	52,509	3.4

Birmingham, AL Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Birmingham, AL Market Area