Twenty years of Alabama elections, in one place.
Comprehensive results from federal, statewide, and major local races — compiled from the Alabama Secretary of State and the FEC. The pattern across these races: Republican statewide margins are still wide, but younger voters and urban counties — Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa — are reshaping who wins federal seats, mayoralties, county commissions, and sheriffs' offices.
Presidential results in Alabama
Alabama has voted Republican for president in every cycle since 1980. The two-party share has stayed remarkably stable — the story is who's underneath those topline numbers.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | G.W. Bush (R) | 62.5% | J. Kerry (D) | 36.8% | R+25.7 |
| 2008 | President | J. McCain (R) | 60.3% | B. Obama (D) | 38.7% | R+21.6 |
| 2012 | President | M. Romney (R) | 60.6% | B. Obama (D) | 38.4% | R+22.2 |
| 2016 | President | D. Trump (R) | 62.1% | H. Clinton (D) | 34.4% | R+27.7 |
| 2020 | President | D. Trump (R) | 62.0% | J. Biden (D) | 36.6% | R+25.4 |
| 2024 | President | D. Trump (R) | 64.6% | K. Harris (D) | 34.2% | R+30.4 |
U.S. Senate elections
The 2017 special election proved Alabama is competitive in the right conditions — Doug Jones won a statewide race for the first time for a Democrat in a generation.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. Senate | R. Shelby (R) | 67.5% | W. Sowell (D) | 30.8% | R+36.7 |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate | J. Sessions (R) | 63.4% | V. Figures (D) | 36.6% | R+26.8 |
| 2010 | U.S. Senate | R. Shelby (R) | 65.2% | W. Barnes (D) | 34.8% | R+30.4 |
| 2014 | U.S. Senate Uncontested by major party | J. Sessions (R) | 97.3% | (no Dem nominee) | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. Senate | R. Shelby (R) | 64.2% | R. Crumpton (D) | 35.8% | R+28.4 |
| 2017 | U.S. Senate (Special) First Democrat elected statewide since 1992 | D. Jones (D) | 49.97% | R. Moore (R) | 48.34% | D+1.6 |
| 2020 | U.S. Senate | T. Tuberville (R) | 60.1% | D. Jones (D) | 39.7% | R+20.4 |
| 2022 | U.S. Senate | K. Britt (R) | 66.6% | W. Boyd (D) | 30.9% | R+35.7 |
Gubernatorial elections
Republicans have held the governor's office continuously since 2003. Margins widened through 2014, narrowed slightly in 2018, then widened again with an incumbent in 2022.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Governor | B. Riley (R) | 57.5% | L. Baxley (D) | 41.6% | R+15.9 |
| 2010 | Governor | R. Bentley (R) | 57.9% | R. Sparks (D) | 42.0% | R+15.9 |
| 2014 | Governor | R. Bentley (R) | 63.6% | P. Griffith (D) | 36.1% | R+27.5 |
| 2018 | Governor | K. Ivey (R) | 59.5% | W. Maddox (D) | 40.4% | R+19.1 |
| 2022 | Governor | K. Ivey (R) | 67.4% | Y. Flowers (D) | 29.4% | R+38.0 |
U.S. House races (Democratic-held & competitive)
The 2023 Allen v. Milligan ruling forced a second Black-majority congressional district. In 2024, Shomari Figures won AL-02 — the first new Democratic federal seat in Alabama in over thirty years.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. House — AL-07 (Birmingham) Only AL Dem federal seat | T. Sewell (D) | 97.6% | (unopposed) | — | D-safe |
| 2020 | U.S. House — AL-07 | T. Sewell (D) | 97.0% | (unopposed) | — | D-safe |
| 2022 | U.S. House — AL-07 | T. Sewell (D) | 65.4% | B. Adams (R) | 34.6% | D+30.8 |
| 2024 | U.S. House — AL-02 (new) New Black-majority district after Allen v. Milligan | S. Figures (D) | 54.7% | C. Dobson (R) | 44.7% | D+10.0 |
| 2024 | U.S. House — AL-07 | T. Sewell (D) | 65.0% | R candidate | 35.0% | D+30.0 |
Statewide constitutional offices
Down-ballot statewide races have remained heavily Republican, though Democratic candidates competed in more of these races in 2018 than in any cycle since the early 2000s.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Attorney General | T. King (R) | 60.0% | J. Tyson (D) | 40.0% | R+20.0 |
| 2010 | Attorney General | L. Strange (R) | 60.6% | J. Tyson (D) | 39.4% | R+21.2 |
| 2014 | Lt. Governor | K. Ivey (R) | 63.6% | J. Robinson (D) | 36.0% | R+27.6 |
| 2018 | Attorney General | S. Marshall (R) | 59.0% | J. Siegelman (D) | 41.0% | R+18.0 |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | W. Ainsworth (R) | 63.5% | (no Dem nominee) | — | — |
| 2022 | Attorney General | S. Marshall (R) | 66.7% | W. Brewbaker (D) | 33.3% | R+33.4 |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | W. Allen (R) | 67.2% | P. Smitherman (D) | 32.7% | R+34.5 |
Major local races
The clearest story of generational change. Birmingham elected and re-elected the youngest mayor in the city's history. Jefferson County elected its first Black sheriff and then re-elected him by 15 points. Montgomery elected its first Black mayor.
| Year | Race | Winner | Win % | Runner-Up | RU % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Birmingham Mayor Nonpartisan; both Democrats | R. Woodfin (D) | 59.2% | W. Bell (D) | 40.8% | — |
| 2021 | Birmingham Mayor Re-elected first round | R. Woodfin (D) | 63.8% | L. Woods (D) | 21.3% | — |
| 2018 | Jefferson Co. Sheriff First Black sheriff in Jeff. Co. | M. Pettway (D) | 51.3% | M. Hale (R) | 48.7% | D+2.6 |
| 2022 | Jefferson Co. Sheriff | M. Pettway (D) | 57.5% | Republican | 42.5% | D+15.0 |
| 2020 | Madison Co. Commission (D-gain seats) Huntsville-area suburbs trending blue | Multiple D pickups | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Tuscaloosa Mayor | W. Maddox (D) | 89.0% | Other | 11.0% | — |
| 2021 | Montgomery Mayor First Black mayor of Montgomery (re-elected) | S. Reed (D) | 67.0% | D. Woods (R) | 32.0% | D+35.0 |
Statewide topline hides a generational realignment underneath.
Look past the presidential margin and the picture changes: a flipped U.S. House seat, a Democratic U.S. Senator in living memory, mayors in every major Alabama city, a Jefferson County sheriff winning by double digits, and suburban Huntsville and Birmingham precincts that have moved 13–16 points since 2016. The electorate is younger, more diverse, and more educated than it was in 2004 — and the local results are the leading indicator.
Sources: Alabama Secretary of State certified results (2004–2024); Federal Election Commission filings; municipal canvasses from Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa city clerks. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to third-party, write-in, and rounded values. Some uncontested or single-candidate races omitted for clarity.