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Decatur, AL Metro Area


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2022 population: 157,425   ( 3,596 from 2010 , 927 from 2020)
Land area: 1270.3 square miles
Population density: 123.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:117,284 74.50% 1.4%
Black:19,56512.43% 8.8%
Indian:2,8821.83% 0.9%
Asian:9850.63% 26.3%
2+ races:4,4102.80% 30.6%
Hispanic:12,2997.81% 26.4%
Total non-White:40,14125.50% 15.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,015 12.8
Deaths:5,05616.2
Net Migration: 1,8245.8
Net Immigration: 450.1
Change in White population:-1,721 -1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:5,317 3.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Decatur, AL Metro Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 58% Donald Trump* (R) 51,986 74.5% Joe Biden (D) 16,796 24.1% 971 [+] 1.4% 69,753 28 0.04%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 48,319 73.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 14,881 22.7% 2,273 [+] 3.5% 65,473 28 0.05%
2012 54% Mitt Romney (R) 44,265 69.6% Barack Obama* (D) 18,508 29.1% 834 [+] 1.3% 63,607 22 0.05%
2008 56% John McCain (R) 45,291 69.4% Barack Obama (D) 19,059 29.2% 872 [+] 1.3% 65,222 24 0.05%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 40,207 65.9% John Kerry (D) 20,286 33.3% 515 [+] 0.8% 61,008 15 0.05%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 31,445 57.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 22,356 40.7% 1,065 [+] 1.9% 54,866 9 0.05%
1996 48% Robert Dole (R) 25,658 51.2% Bill Clinton* (D) 19,870 39.6% 4,628 [+] 9.2% 50,156 10 0.05%
1992 56% George Bush* (R) 24,649 44.4% Bill Clinton (D) 21,455 38.6% 9,463 [+] 17.0% 55,567 7 0.05%
1988 40% George Bush (R) 22,295 59.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 15,240 40.3% 279 [+] 0.7% 37,814 6 0.04%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 28,569 63.4% Walter Mondale (D) 16,190 35.9% 278 0.6% 45,037 5 0.05%
1980 46% Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,815 54.8% Ronald Reagan (R) 15,670 41.2% 1,528 [+] 4.0% 38,013 -9 0.04%
1976 47% Jimmy Carter (D) 23,357 68.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 10,473 30.6% 440 [+] 1.3% 34,270 -17 0.04%
1972 43% Richard Nixon* (R) 22,533 76.6% George McGovern (D) 6,420 21.8% 463 [+] 1.6% 29,416 16 0.04%
1968 54% George Wallace (AIP) 23,094 77.5% Richard Nixon (R) 3,623 12.2% 3,089 [+] 10.4% 29,806 -31 0.04%
1964 31% Barry Goldwater (R) 8,822 55.1% Write-ins (I) 7,176 44.9% 0 0.0% 15,998 17 0.02%
1960 35% John Kennedy (D) 10,713 64.9% Richard Nixon (R) 5,722 34.7% 63 0.4% 16,498 -15 0.02%
1956 33% Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,632 70.6% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,171 27.7% 254 1.7% 15,057 -30 0.02%
1952 29% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,680 75.4% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,144 24.5% 22 0.2% 12,846 -31 0.02%
1948 15% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 5,277 85.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 869 14.0% 42 [+] 0.7% 6,188 -31 0.01%
1944 18% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,017 82.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,229 16.8% 55 0.8% 7,301 -29 0.02%
1940 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,622 88.1% Wendell Willkie (R) 980 11.3% 45 0.5% 8,647 -33 0.02%
1936 23% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,810 89.6% Alf Landon (R) 876 10.0% 35 [+] 0.4% 8,721 -26 0.02%
1932 22% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,816 86.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 955 12.1% 102 [+] 1.3% 7,873 -27 0.02%
1928 28% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,093 53.6% Al Smith (D) 4,401 46.3% 12 [+] 0.1% 9,506 -5 0.03%
1924 14% John Davis (D) 3,237 70.2% Calvin Coolidge (R) 987 21.4% 387 [+] 8.4% 4,611 -33 0.02%
1920 23% James Cox (D) 4,992 70.2% Warren Harding (R) 2,032 28.6% 87 [+] 1.2% 7,111 -32 0.03%
1916 13% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,115 83.6% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 407 10.9% 202 [+] 5.4% 3,724 -35 0.02%
1912 13% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,329 66.4% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 623 17.8% 553 [+] 15.8% 3,505 -11 0.02%
1908 13% William J. Bryan (D) 2,150 67.2% William Taft (R) 841 26.3% 208 [+] 6.5% 3,199 -25 0.02%
1904 15% Alton Parker (D) 2,346 70.4% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 826 24.8% 159 [+] 4.8% 3,331 -32 0.02%
1900 26% William J. Bryan (D) 3,009 53.2% William McKinley* (R) 2,496 44.1% 150 [+] 2.7% 5,655 -7 0.04%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 16,796 24.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 51,986 74.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 831 1.2%
Other 140 0.2%
TOTAL 69,753
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 28


2016 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 14,881 22.7%
Donald Trump (R) 48,319 73.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,418 2.2%
Jill Stein (Grn) 249 0.4%
Other 606 0.9%
TOTAL 65,473
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 28


2012 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 18,508 29.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 44,265 69.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 428 0.7%
Other 406 0.6%
TOTAL 63,607
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 22


2008 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 19,059 29.2%
John McCain (R) 45,291 69.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 315 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 182 0.3%
Other 375 0.6%
TOTAL 65,222
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 24


2004 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 40,207 65.9%
John Kerry (D) 20,286 33.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 231 0.4%
Other 284 0.5%
TOTAL 61,008
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 15


2000 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 31,445 57.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 22,356 40.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 513 0.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 325 0.6%
Other 227 0.4%
TOTAL 54,866
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 9


1996 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 19,870 39.6%
Robert Dole (R) 25,658 51.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,312 8.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 129 0.3%
Other 187 0.4%
TOTAL 50,156
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 10


1992 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 21,455 38.6%
George Bush* (R) 24,649 44.4%
Ross Perot (I) 9,307 16.7%
Other 156 0.3%
TOTAL 55,567
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 7


1988 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 22,295 59.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 15,240 40.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 156 0.4%
Other 123 0.3%
TOTAL 37,814
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 6


1984 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 28,569 63.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 16,190 35.9%
Other 278 0.6%
TOTAL 45,037
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 15,670 41.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,815 54.8%
John Anderson (I) 521 1.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 498 1.3%
Other 509 1.3%
TOTAL 38,013
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): -9


1976 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 23,357 68.2%
Gerald Ford* (R) 10,473 30.6%
Other 440 1.3%
TOTAL 34,270
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -17


1972 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 22,533 76.6%
George McGovern (D) 6,420 21.8%
John Schmitz (Amer) 249 0.8%
Other 214 0.7%
TOTAL 29,416
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 16


1968 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 3,623 12.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,528 8.5%
George Wallace (AIP) 23,094 77.5%
Other 561 1.9%
TOTAL 29,806
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -31


1960 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 10,713 64.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 5,722 34.7%
Other 63 0.4%
TOTAL 16,498
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -15


1956 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,171 27.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,632 70.6%
Other 254 1.7%
TOTAL 15,057
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): -30


1952 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,144 24.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,680 75.4%
Other 22 0.2%
TOTAL 12,846
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): -31


1944 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,017 82.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 1,229 16.8%
Other 55 0.8%
TOTAL 7,301
Turnout: 18% Diff (US): -29


1940 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,622 88.1%
Wendell Willkie (R) 980 11.3%
Other 45 0.5%
TOTAL 8,647
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -33


1936 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,810 89.6%
Alf Landon (R) 876 10.0%
Other 35 0.4%
TOTAL 8,721
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -26


1932 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,816 86.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 955 12.1%
Other 102 1.3%
TOTAL 7,873
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -27


1928 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 5,093 53.6%
Al Smith (D) 4,401 46.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 9,506
Turnout: 28% Diff (US): -5


1924 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 987 21.4%
John Davis (D) 3,237 70.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 364 7.9%
Other 23 0.5%
TOTAL 4,611
Turnout: 14% Diff (US): -33


1920 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 2,032 28.6%
James Cox (D) 4,992 70.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 60 0.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 27 0.4%
TOTAL 7,111
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -32


1916 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,115 83.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 407 10.9%
Allan Benson (Soc) 48 1.3%
James Hanly (Proh) 154 4.1%
TOTAL 3,724
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -35


1912 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,329 66.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 623 17.8%
William Taft* (R) 439 12.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 114 3.3%
TOTAL 3,505
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -11


1908 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 841 26.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,150 67.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 106 3.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 43 1.3%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 7 0.2%
Other 52 1.6%
TOTAL 3,199
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -25


1904 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 826 24.8%
Alton Parker (D) 2,346 70.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 72 2.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 37 1.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 50 1.5%
TOTAL 3,331
Turnout: 15% Diff (US): -32


1900 President, Decatur, AL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 2,496 44.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,009 53.2%
Other 150 2.7%
TOTAL 5,655
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): -7
* incumbent