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Fayette County, AL


Designated Market Area: Birmingham, AL
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 15,863   ( 459 from 2020)
Land area: 627.7 square miles
Population density: 25.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:13,307 83.89% 2.7%
Black:1,76011.10% 6.9%
Indian:610.38% 5.2%
Asian:800.50% 3.9%
2+ races:2801.77% 14.8%
Hispanic:3752.36% 0.5%
Total non-White:2,55616.11% 3.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:712 10.9
Deaths:1,20318.4
Net Migration: 340.5
Net Immigration: -4-0.1
Change in White population:-369 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:-90 -0.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette County, AL



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 67% Donald Trump (R) 7,158 85.5% Kamala Harris (D) 1,142 13.6% 69 [+] 0.8% 8,369 21 36 0.37%
2020 69% Donald Trump* (R) 7,300 83.3% Joe Biden (D) 1,395 15.9% 71 [+] 0.8% 8,766 21 36 0.38%
2016 63% Donald Trump (R) 6,712 81.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,362 16.5% 175 [+] 2.1% 8,249 19 35 0.39%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 6,054 76.1% Barack Obama* (D) 1,817 22.8% 87 [+] 1.1% 7,958 16 29 0.38%
2008 59% John McCain (R) 5,883 73.9% Barack Obama (D) 1,994 25.1% 80 [+] 1.0% 7,957 14 28 0.38%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 5,534 69.2% John Kerry (D) 2,408 30.1% 60 [+] 0.7% 8,002 7 18 0.42%
2000 55% George W. Bush (R) 4,582 58.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 3,064 39.2% 162 [+] 2.1% 7,808 2 11 0.47%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 3,381 46.9% Robert Dole (R) 3,191 44.3% 637 [+] 8.8% 7,209 -6 4 0.47%
1992 63% Bill Clinton (D) 3,830 45.2% George Bush* (R) 3,604 42.6% 1,036 [+] 12.2% 8,470 -5 5 0.50%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 4,338 57.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 3,186 42.2% 33 [+] 0.4% 7,557 -2 4 0.55%
1984 54% Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,654 64.6% Walter Mondale (D) 2,533 35.2% 14 0.2% 7,201 4 6 0.50%
1980 51% Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,389 49.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 3,315 48.8% 85 [+] 1.3% 6,789 0 -2 0.51%
1976 54% Jimmy Carter (D) 4,076 64.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,165 34.4% 46 [+] 0.7% 6,287 -8 -14 0.53%
1972 46% Richard Nixon* (R) 4,240 83.5% George McGovern (D) 836 16.5% 0 0.0% 5,076 11 23 0.50%
1968 68% George Wallace (AIP) 4,683 75.1% Richard Nixon (R) 827 13.3% 728 [+] 11.7% 6,238 -1 -30 0.59%
1964 49% Barry Goldwater (R) 3,203 71.3% Write-ins (I) 1,287 28.7% 0 0.0% 4,490 2 33 0.65%
1960 46% John Kennedy (D) 2,278 54.0% Richard Nixon (R) 1,923 45.6% 17 0.4% 4,218 4 -4 0.74%
1956 40% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,956 49.8% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 1,948 49.6% 24 0.6% 3,928 10 -8 0.79%
1952 35% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,287 60.5% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,481 39.2% 11 0.3% 3,779 4 -16 0.89%
1948 15% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,023 63.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 580 35.8% 19 [+] 1.2% 1,622 17 -9 0.75%
1944 23% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,648 64.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 913 35.5% 10 0.4% 2,571 17 -10 1.05%
1940 24% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,091 73.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 737 25.9% 20 0.7% 2,848 12 -19 0.97%
1936 29% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,244 74.8% Alf Landon (R) 732 24.4% 23 [+] 0.8% 2,999 12 -12 1.09%
1932 29% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,013 72.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 733 26.5% 23 [+] 0.8% 2,769 12 -13 1.13%
1928 31% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,686 59.8% Al Smith (D) 1,131 40.1% 1 [+] 0.0% 2,818 11 2 1.13%
1924 26% John Davis (D) 1,358 57.3% Calvin Coolidge (R) 977 41.3% 33 [+] 1.4% 2,368 15 -13 1.44%
1920 37% Warren Harding (R) 1,865 56.4% James Cox (D) 1,413 42.7% 31 [+] 0.9% 3,309 24 -4 1.41%
1916 21% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,026 58.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 697 39.7% 33 [+] 1.9% 1,756 18 -6 1.34%
1912 19% Woodrow Wilson (D) 762 50.0% William Taft* (R) 434 28.5% 328 [+] 21.5% 1,524 20 5 1.29%
1908 22% William J. Bryan (D) 731 47.2% William Taft (R) 678 43.8% 139 [+] 9.0% 1,548 19 -8 1.47%
1904 23% Alton Parker (D) 712 46.9% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 599 39.4% 208 [+] 13.7% 1,519 19 -17 1.40%
1900 25% William McKinley* (R) 892 55.4% William J. Bryan (D) 698 43.4% 20 [+] 1.2% 1,610 21 4 1.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette County, AL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 44% Katie Britt (R) 4,697 85.4% Will Boyd (D) 690 12.5% 114 [+] 2.1% 5,501 19 0.39%
2022 G 44% Kay Ivey* (R) 4,708 85.4% Yolanda Flowers (D) 628 11.4% 177 [+] 3.2% 5,513 18 0.39%
2020 S2 68% Tommy Tuberville (R) 7,088 81.0% Doug Jones* (D) 1,651 18.9% 12 [+] 0.1% 8,751 21 0.38%
2018 G 58% Kay Ivey (R) 5,455 72.8% Walt Madox (D) 2,025 27.0% 9 [+] 0.1% 7,489 13 0.44%
2017 S2 36% Roy Moore (R) 3,491 74.5% Doug Jones (D) 1,143 24.4% 50 [+] 1.1% 4,684 26 0.35%
2016 S3 62% Richard Shelby* (R) 6,555 81.3% Ron Crumpton (D) 1,497 18.6% 13 [+] 0.2% 8,065 17 0.39%
2014 S2 County data not available for this election: Jeff Sessions* (R) was unopposed.
2014 G 52% Robert Bentley* (R) 4,849 71.1% Parker Griffith (D) 1,966 28.8% 9 [+] 0.1% 6,824 8 0.58%
2010 S3 45% Richard Shelby* (R) 4,417 73.5% William Barnes (D) 1,583 26.3% 8 [+] 0.1% 6,008 8 0.40%
2010 G 46% Robert Bentley (R) 4,200 68.8% Ron Sparks (D) 1,885 30.9% 17 [+] 0.3% 6,102 11 0.41%
2008 S2 58% Jeff Sessions* (R) 5,700 73.2% Vivian Davis Figures (D) 2,090 26.8% 0 0.0% 7,790 10 0.38%
2006 G 44% Bob Riley* (R) 3,127 51.8% Lucy Baxley (D) 2,812 46.6% 96 [+] 1.6% 6,035 -6 0.48%
2004 S3 57% Richard Shelby* (R) 5,785 73.9% Wayne Sowell (D) 2,034 26.0% 13 [+] 0.2% 7,832 8 0.42%
2002 S2 52% Jeff Sessions* (R) 3,998 55.0% Susan Parker (D) 3,104 42.7% 161 [+] 2.2% 7,263 -4 0.54%
2002 G 53% Don Siegelman* (D) 3,858 52.3% Bob Riley (R) 3,368 45.6% 154 [+] 2.1% 7,380 -4 0.54%
1998 S3 51% Richard Shelby* (R) 4,775 67.0% Clayton Suddith (D) 2,345 32.9% 4 [+] 0.1% 7,124 4 0.55%
1998 G 53% Don Siegelman (D) 4,192 56.5% Fob James* (R) 3,206 43.2% 18 [+] 0.2% 7,416 1 0.56%
1996 S2 52% Roger Bedford (D) 3,720 52.1% Jeff Sessions (R) 3,287 46.0% 136 [+] 1.9% 7,143 -6 0.48%
1994 G 42% James Folsom, Jr.* (D) 3,274 57.4% Fob James (R) 2,400 42.1% 25 [+] 0.4% 5,699 -8 0.47%
1992 S3 61% Richard Shelby* (D) 6,184 74.9% Rick Sellers (R) 1,960 23.7% 112 [+] 1.4% 8,256 -9 0.52%
1990 S2 54% Howell Heflin* (D) 4,868 67.7% Bill Cabaniss (R) 2,316 32.2% 6 [+] 0.1% 7,190 -7 0.61%
1990 G 55% Paul Hubbert (D) 4,686 63.8% Guy Hunt* (R) 2,648 36.1% 7 [+] 0.1% 7,341 -16 0.60%
1986 S3 49% Richard Shelby (D) 3,260 50.3% Jeremiah Denton* (R) 3,224 49.7% 0 0.0% 6,484 0 0.54%
1986 G 48% Guy Hunt (R) 3,984 62.0% Bill Baxley (D) 2,441 38.0% 0 0.0% 6,425 6 0.52%
1984 S2 31% Albert Lee Smith (R) 2,797 68.6% Howell Heflin* (D) 1,257 30.8% 22 [+] 0.5% 4,076 32 0.30%
1982 G 48% George Wallace (D) 4,517 70.4% Emory Folmar (R) 1,838 28.6% 61 [+] 1.0% 6,416 -10 0.57%
1980 S3 50% James Folsom, Jr. (D) 3,822 57.4% Jeremiah Denton (R) 2,819 42.3% 21 [+] 0.3% 6,662 -8 0.51%
1978 S3 31% Donald Stewart (D) 2,106 57.2% James Martin (R) 1,558 42.3% 19 [+] 0.5% 3,683 0 0.50%
1978 S2 23% Howell Heflin (D) 2,687 96.9% Jerome Couch (Prohibition) 86 3.1% 0 0.0% 2,773 n/a 0.48%
1978 G 32% Fob James (D) 2,619 68.0% Guy Hunt (R) 1,225 31.8% 8 [+] 0.2% 3,852 6 0.51%
1974 S3 19% Jim Allen* (D) 2,063 97.7% Alvin Abercrombie (Prohibition) 48 2.3% 0 0.0% 2,111 n/a 0.40%
1974 G 21% George Wallace* (D) 2,091 88.0% Elvin McCary (R) 266 11.2% 20 [+] 0.8% 2,377 -4 0.40%
1972 S2 49% John Sparkman* (D) 3,601 67.2% Winton Blount (R) 1,735 32.4% 26 [+] 0.5% 5,362 -1 0.51%
1970 G 53% George Wallace (D) 4,549 87.8% A.C. Shelton (I) 459 8.9% 172 [+] 3.3% 5,180 n/a 0.61%
1968 S3 61% Jim Allen (D) 4,757 85.3% Perry Hooper (R) 792 14.2% 28 [+] 0.5% 5,577 -8 0.61%
1966 S2 48% John Sparkman* (D) 2,622 59.4% John Grenier (R) 1,787 40.5% 5 [+] 0.1% 4,414 1 0.55%
1966 G 54% Lurleen Wallace (D) 3,221 65.2% James Martin (R) 1,587 32.1% 132 [+] 2.7% 4,940 1 0.58%
1962 S3 25% Lister Hill* (D) 1,281 55.3% James Martin (R) 1,034 44.7% 0 0.0% 2,315 -4 0.58%
1962 G 18% George Wallace (D) 1,633 99.3% Frank Walls (I) 12 0.7% 0 0.0% 1,645 n/a 0.52%
1960 S2 44% John Sparkman* (D) 2,776 68.8% Julian Elgin (R) 1,259 31.2% 0 0.0% 4,035 1 0.73%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Fayette County, AL

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 7,245 99.3% 51 0.7% 7,296
County Total for 2024-11-05:   7,296
2022-11-08 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 4,760 86.4% Ricky Neighbors (D) 662 12.0% 85 1.5% 5,507
County Total for 2022-11-08:   5,507
2020-11-03 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 7,302 84.3% Ricky Neighbors (D) 1,360 15.7% 4 0.0% 8,666
County Total for 2020-11-03:   8,666
2018-11-06 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,851 79.6% Lee Auman (D) 1,493 20.3% 11 0.1% 7,355
County Total for 2018-11-06:   7,355
2016-11-08 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 6,692 99.1% 59 0.9% 6,751
County Total for 2016-11-08:   6,751
2014-11-04 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,135 99.3% 37 0.7% 5,172
County Total for 2014-11-04:   5,172
2012-11-06 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,519 71.0% Daniel Boman (D) 2,239 28.8% 11 0.1% 7,769
County Total for 2012-11-06:   7,769
2010-11-02 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 4,696 98.7% 61 1.3% 4,757
County Total for 2010-11-02:   4,757
2008-11-04 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,567 72.0% Nicholas Sparks (D) 2,161 28.0% 0 0.0% 7,728
County Total for 2008-11-04:   7,728
2006-11-07 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 4,012 67.7% Barbara Bobo (D) 1,903 32.1% 14 0.2% 5,929
County Total for 2006-11-07:   5,929
2004-11-02 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,722 73.3% Carl Cole (D) 2,064 26.4% 19 0.2% 7,805
County Total for 2004-11-02:   7,805
2002-11-05 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 5,037 83.6% Tony McLendon (Libertarian) 961 15.9% 28 0.5% 6,026
County Total for 2002-11-05:   6,026
2000-11-07 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 4,349 56.7% Marsha Folsom (D) 3,146 41.0% 173 2.3% 7,668
County Total for 2000-11-07:   7,668
1998-11-03 AL04Robert Aderholt* (R) 3,651 50.7% Don Bevill (D) 3,550 49.3% 7 0.1% 7,208
County Total for 1998-11-03:   7,208
1996-11-05 AL04Bob Wilson, Jr. (D) 3,627 51.8% Robert Aderholt (R) 3,260 46.6% 115 1.6% 7,002
County Total for 1996-11-05:   7,002
1994-11-08 AL04Tom Bevill* (D) 4,247 98.8% 51 1.2% 4,298
County Total for 1994-11-08:   4,298
1992-11-03 AL04Tom Bevill* (D) 6,571 78.9% Martha Strickland (R) 1,652 19.8% 110 1.3% 8,333
County Total for 1992-11-03:   8,333
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, AL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Fayette County, AL were estimated to be 80% Republican and 15% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 12,246 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12,246 100.0% n/a n/a 98%
2022 11,767 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,767 100.0% n/a n/a 95%
2020 12,549 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12,549 100.0% n/a n/a 101%
2018 11,919 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,919 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2016 11,986 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,986 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2014 11,461 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,461 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2012 10,538 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,538 100.0% n/a n/a 80%
2010 9,885 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9,885 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2008 10,389 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,389 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2006 10,427 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,427 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2004 10,372 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10,372 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2002 11,163 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,163 100.0% n/a n/a 80%
2000 11,216 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,216 100.0% n/a n/a 80%
1994 11,870 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11,870 100.0% n/a n/a 87%
1986 9,447 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9,447 100.0% n/a n/a 71%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.