Election Results for Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,403	12.7
Deaths:	30,932	13.9
Net Migration:	2,272	1.0
Net Immigration:	1,549	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -6,894	R +13,773	R + 3.5%
D -20,667
2024 vs. 2016	R +12,019	D +5,333	D + 2.2%
D +17,352
2020 vs. 2016	R +18,913	D +19,106	D + 5.6%
D +38,019
2024 vs. 2012	R +13,165	D +2,270	D + 1.5%
D +15,435

2016 vs. 2008	R -3,124	R +6,828	R + 1.9%
D -9,952
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	60%	Donald Trump (R)	296,136	57.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	209,732	40.8%	8,243 [+]	1.6%	514,111	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,829 (0.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,416 (0.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,195 (0.2%);
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	303,030	55.9%	Joe Biden (D)	230,399	42.5%	8,303 [+]	1.5%	541,732	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,892 (1.1%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	284,117	57.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	192,380	38.7%	20,124 [+]	4.1%	496,621	11	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 10,984 (2.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,322 (0.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	282,971	58.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	194,297	40.3%	5,197 [+]	1.1%	482,465	11	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,837 (0.6%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	287,241	58.2%	Barack Obama (D)	202,332	41.0%	4,378 [+]	0.9%	493,951	13	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,284 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (I) 1,269 (0.3%);
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	281,302	63.0%	John Kerry (D)	162,397	36.3%	3,132 [+]	0.7%	446,831	12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,529 (0.3%);
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	230,265	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	162,050	40.5%	7,832 [+]	2.0%	400,147	10	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,724 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,147 (0.3%);
1996	52%	Robert Dole (R)	200,835	54.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	150,865	41.0%	16,374 [+]	4.4%	368,074	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 13,818 (3.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,082 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	George Bush* (R)	215,147	52.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	156,002	38.4%	35,217 [+]	8.7%	406,366	16	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 33,825 (8.3%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	206,935	61.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	129,788	38.3%	1,738 [+]	0.5%	338,461	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,216 (0.4%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	210,866	62.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	127,219	37.4%	2,031	0.6%	340,116	3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Ronald Reagan (R)	171,262	52.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	139,160	42.7%	15,835 [+]	4.9%	326,257	2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,194 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,001 (1.2%);
1976	45%	Gerald Ford* (R)	138,051	51.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	127,426	47.1%	4,948 [+]	1.8%	270,425	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	42%	Richard Nixon* (R)	168,604	70.2%	George McGovern (D)	64,460	26.8%	7,020 [+]	2.9%	240,084	10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 4,224 (1.8%);
1968	52%	George Wallace (AIP)	137,912	55.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	59,368	23.9%	50,881 [+]	20.5%	248,161	-24	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 46,971 (18.9%);
1964	36%	Barry Goldwater (R)	123,873	72.7%	Write-ins (I)	46,589	27.3%	0	0.0%	170,462	34	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Lyndon Johnson* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1960	28%	Richard Nixon (R)	72,560	54.7%	John Kennedy (D)	57,931	43.7%	2,201	1.7%	132,692	5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	24%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	55,808	50.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	50,096	44.8%	5,817	5.2%	111,721	-7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	21%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	50,311	54.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	41,067	44.7%	447	0.5%	91,825	-10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	12%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	38,746	75.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	11,723	22.9%	667 [+]	1.3%	51,136	-22	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 387 (0.8%); Harry Truman* (D) 0 (0.0%);
1944	14%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	40,280	76.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,098	23.0%	236	0.4%	52,614	-23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	49,700	79.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	12,215	19.6%	272	0.4%	62,187	-25	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	47,973	84.2%	Alf Landon (R)	8,457	14.9%	514 [+]	0.9%	56,944	-22	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	16%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	41,238	80.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	9,144	17.8%	1,024 [+]	2.0%	51,406	-22	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	18%	Herbert Hoover (R)	29,077	54.7%	Al Smith (D)	23,924	45.0%	149 [+]	0.3%	53,150	-3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 149 (0.3%);
1924	14%	John Davis (D)	22,102	58.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	12,227	32.1%	3,714 [+]	9.8%	38,043	-22	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,516 (9.2%);
1920	23%	James Cox (D)	35,579	63.7%	Warren Harding (R)	19,022	34.1%	1,260 [+]	2.3%	55,861	-26	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 844 (1.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 416 (0.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	11%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	16,591	68.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	7,140	29.3%	678 [+]	2.8%	24,409	-17	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 529 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 149 (0.6%);
1912	12%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	13,676	61.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	5,866	26.2%	2,837 [+]	12.7%	22,379	-15	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,901 (8.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 936 (4.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	12%	William J. Bryan (D)	12,093	61.5%	William Taft (R)	6,197	31.5%	1,389 [+]	7.1%	19,679	-20	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 499 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 181 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 75 (0.4%);
1904	12%	Alton Parker (D)	11,644	65.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,075	22.9%	2,071 [+]	11.6%	17,790	-33	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 1,515 (8.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 424 (2.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 132 (0.7%);
1900	15%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,801	49.5%	William McKinley* (R)	7,809	43.9%	1,172 [+]	6.6%	17,782	-8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

230,399

42.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

303,030

55.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5,892

1.1%

Other

2,411

0.4%

TOTAL

541,732

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

192,380

38.7%

Donald Trump (R)

284,117

57.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

10,984

2.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,322

0.5%

Other

6,818

1.4%

TOTAL

496,621

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

194,297

40.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

282,971

58.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,837

0.6%

Other

2,360

0.5%

TOTAL

482,465

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

202,332

41.0%

John McCain (R)

287,241

58.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,269

0.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,284

0.3%

Other

1,825

0.4%

TOTAL

493,951

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

281,302

63.0%

John Kerry (D)

162,397

36.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,529

0.3%

Other

1,603

0.4%

TOTAL

446,831

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

230,265

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

162,050

40.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,724

1.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,147

0.3%

Other

1,961

0.5%

TOTAL

400,147

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

150,865

41.0%

Robert Dole (R)

200,835

54.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

13,818

3.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,082

0.3%

Other

1,474

0.4%

TOTAL

368,074

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 14

1992 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

156,002

38.4%

George Bush* (R)

215,147

52.9%

Ross Perot (I)

33,825

8.3%

Other

1,392

0.3%

TOTAL

406,366

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 16

1988 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

206,935

61.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

129,788

38.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,216

0.4%

Other

522

0.2%

TOTAL

338,461

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

210,866

62.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

127,219

37.4%

Other

2,031

0.6%

TOTAL

340,116

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

171,262

52.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

139,160

42.7%

John Anderson (I)

4,194

1.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,001

1.2%

Other

7,640

2.3%

TOTAL

326,257

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

127,426

47.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

138,051

51.0%

Other

4,948

1.8%

TOTAL

270,425

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

168,604

70.2%

George McGovern (D)

64,460

26.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

4,224

1.8%

Other

2,796

1.2%

TOTAL

240,084

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

46,971

18.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

59,368

23.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

137,912

55.6%

Other

3,910

1.6%

TOTAL

248,161

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -24

1960 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

57,931

43.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

72,560

54.7%

Other

2,201

1.7%

TOTAL

132,692

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

55,808

50.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

50,096

44.8%

Other

5,817

5.2%

TOTAL

111,721

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -7

1952 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

41,067

44.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

50,311

54.8%

Other

447

0.5%

TOTAL

91,825

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -10

1944 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

40,280

76.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

12,098

23.0%

Other

236

0.4%

TOTAL

52,614

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -23

1940 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

49,700

79.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

12,215

19.6%

Other

272

0.4%

TOTAL

62,187

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -25

1936 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

47,973

84.2%

Alf Landon (R)

8,457

14.9%

Other

514

0.9%

TOTAL

56,944

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -22

1932 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

41,238

80.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

9,144

17.8%

Other

1,024

2.0%

TOTAL

51,406

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -22

1928 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

29,077

54.7%

Al Smith (D)

23,924

45.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

149

0.3%

TOTAL

53,150

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

12,227

32.1%

John Davis (D)

22,102

58.1%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,516

9.2%

Other

198

0.5%

TOTAL

38,043

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -22

1920 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

19,022

34.1%

James Cox (D)

35,579

63.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

844

1.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

416

0.7%

TOTAL

55,861

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -26

1916 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

16,591

68.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

7,140

29.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

529

2.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

149

0.6%

TOTAL

24,409

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -17

1912 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

13,676

61.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

5,866

26.2%

William Taft* (R)

1,901

8.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

936

4.2%

TOTAL

22,379

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -15

1908 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,197

31.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

12,093

61.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

499

2.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

181

0.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.4%

Other

634

3.2%

TOTAL

19,679

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -20

1904 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

4,075

22.9%

Alton Parker (D)

11,644

65.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

424

2.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

132

0.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1,515

8.5%

TOTAL

17,790

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -33

1900 President, Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

7,809

43.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

8,801

49.5%

Other

1,172

6.6%

TOTAL

17,782

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	681,170	60.99%	7.2%
Black:	341,541	30.58%	7.7%
Indian:	2,732	0.24%	4.4%
Asian:	19,602	1.76%	39.3%
2+ races:	15,374	1.38%	40.4%
Hispanic:	56,438	5.05%	16.3%

Total non-White:	435,687	39.01%	10.5%

Change in White population:	-52,486	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	41,296	3.7

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area