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Shelby County, AL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Designated Market Area: Birmingham, AL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 235,969   ( 12,945 from 2020)
Land area: 785.4 square miles
Population density: 300.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:172,480 73.09% 2.5%
Black:34,51414.63% 16.2%
Indian:6150.26% 7.3%
Asian:6,0362.56% 17.0%
2+ races:3,5891.52% 20.5%
Hispanic:18,7357.94% 14.3%
Total non-White:63,48926.91% 15.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:10,064 11.3
Deaths:7,9008.9
Net Migration: 8,6079.6
Net Immigration: 2,2682.5
Change in White population:4,269 1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:8,676 3.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Shelby County, AL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -34 R +147 R + 0.2%
D -181
2024 vs. 2016 R +6,646 D +3,464 D + 10.8%
D +10,110
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,680 D +3,611 D + 11.0%
D +10,291
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,230 D +4,806 D + 14.9%
D +13,036
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,960 R +1,608 D + 1.9%
D +2,352
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 64% Donald Trump (R) 79,666 69.5% Kamala Harris (D) 33,087 28.8% 1,945 [+] 1.7% 114,698 5 20 5.06%
2020 67% Donald Trump* (R) 79,700 69.3% Joe Biden (D) 33,268 28.9% 1,982 [+] 1.7% 114,950 7 23 4.95%
2016 63% Donald Trump (R) 73,020 72.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 22,977 22.7% 5,257 [+] 5.2% 101,254 10 26 4.77%
2012 62% Mitt Romney (R) 71,436 77.0% Barack Obama* (D) 20,051 21.6% 1,255 [+] 1.4% 92,742 16 30 4.47%
2008 66% John McCain (R) 69,060 76.2% Barack Obama (D) 20,625 22.8% 958 [+] 1.1% 90,643 16 31 4.32%
2004 65% George W. Bush* (R) 63,435 80.4% John Kerry (D) 14,850 18.8% 621 [+] 0.8% 78,906 18 30 4.19%
2000 59% George W. Bush (R) 47,651 76.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,183 21.2% 1,294 [+] 2.1% 62,128 20 29 3.71%
1996 55% Robert Dole (R) 37,090 73.1% Bill Clinton* (D) 11,280 22.2% 2,403 [+] 4.7% 50,773 23 32 3.31%
1992 61% George Bush* (R) 32,736 68.0% Bill Clinton (D) 10,317 21.4% 5,112 [+] 10.6% 48,165 20 31 2.85%
1988 51% George Bush (R) 27,052 78.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 7,138 20.8% 124 [+] 0.4% 34,314 20 25 2.49%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,858 77.9% Walter Mondale (D) 5,884 21.0% 326 1.2% 28,068 17 19 1.95%
1980 51% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,957 64.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 7,396 31.8% 914 [+] 3.9% 23,267 16 14 1.73%
1976 47% Gerald Ford* (R) 9,035 54.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 7,197 43.3% 397 [+] 2.4% 16,629 12 6 1.41%
1972 41% Richard Nixon* (R) 9,390 81.2% George McGovern (D) 1,859 16.1% 309 [+] 2.7% 11,558 9 21 1.15%
1968 53% George Wallace (AIP) 7,736 71.8% Richard Nixon (R) 1,706 15.8% 1,328 [+] 12.3% 10,770 2 -28 1.03%
1964 42% Barry Goldwater (R) 6,037 75.7% Write-ins (I) 1,943 24.3% 0 0.0% 7,980 6 37 1.16%
1960 37% John Kennedy (D) 3,252 50.3% Richard Nixon (R) 3,157 48.8% 61 0.9% 6,470 7 -1 1.13%
1956 32% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,901 52.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,502 44.8% 178 3.2% 5,581 13 -5 1.12%
1952 27% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,473 53.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 2,156 46.5% 7 0.2% 4,636 11 -9 1.09%
1948 18% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,878 66.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 921 32.7% 21 [+] 0.7% 2,820 14 -12 1.31%
1944 18% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,955 67.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 945 32.4% 13 0.4% 2,913 14 -13 1.19%
1940 24% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,777 74.6% Wendell Willkie (R) 938 25.2% 7 0.2% 3,722 11 -20 1.27%
1936 23% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,371 74.5% Alf Landon (R) 777 24.4% 33 [+] 1.0% 3,181 12 -12 1.15%
1932 24% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,365 72.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 864 26.5% 34 [+] 1.0% 3,263 12 -13 1.33%
1928 32% Herbert Hoover (R) 2,502 59.5% Al Smith (D) 1,679 39.9% 22 [+] 0.5% 4,203 11 1 1.69%
1924 30% John Davis (D) 1,882 49.2% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,753 45.8% 192 [+] 5.0% 3,827 20 -8 2.33%
1920 45% Warren Harding (R) 3,235 55.9% James Cox (D) 2,523 43.6% 24 [+] 0.4% 5,782 24 -4 2.47%
1916 22% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,428 51.8% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,311 47.6% 17 [+] 0.6% 2,756 30 6 2.11%
1912 21% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,233 46.4% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,181 44.4% 243 [+] 9.1% 2,657 -1 -16 2.25%
1908 22% William Taft (R) 1,231 49.4% William J. Bryan (D) 1,011 40.6% 250 [+] 10.0% 2,492 25 -2 2.37%
1904 22% Alton Parker (D) 1,106 45.4% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 679 27.9% 653 [+] 26.8% 2,438 7 -29 2.24%
1900 22% William McKinley* (R) 1,389 61.1% William J. Bryan (D) 749 32.9% 137 [+] 6.0% 2,275 26 9 1.43%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shelby County, AL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 39% Katie Britt (R) 50,762 72.6% Will Boyd (D) 16,276 23.3% 2,836 [+] 4.1% 69,874 6 4.94%
2022 G 39% Kay Ivey* (R) 51,196 73.2% Yolanda Flowers (D) 14,913 21.3% 3,830 [+] 5.5% 69,939 6 4.94%
2020 S2 67% Tommy Tuberville (R) 77,836 67.9% Doug Jones* (D) 36,606 31.9% 236 [+] 0.2% 114,678 8 4.95%
2018 G 51% Kay Ivey (R) 56,989 67.8% Walt Madox (D) 26,928 32.0% 125 [+] 0.1% 84,042 8 4.89%
2017 S2 40% Roy Moore (R) 36,455 55.7% Doug Jones (D) 27,311 41.7% 1,718 [+] 2.6% 65,484 7 4.86%
2016 S3 62% Richard Shelby* (R) 75,344 75.3% Ron Crumpton (D) 24,483 24.5% 205 [+] 0.2% 100,032 11 4.79%
2014 S2 County data not available for this election: Jeff Sessions* (R) was unopposed.
2014 G 33% Robert Bentley* (R) 40,297 79.5% Parker Griffith (D) 10,324 20.4% 95 [+] 0.2% 50,716 16 4.30%
2010 S3 44% Richard Shelby* (R) 52,309 82.6% William Barnes (D) 10,871 17.2% 125 [+] 0.2% 63,305 17 4.26%
2010 G 44% Robert Bentley (R) 49,192 77.7% Ron Sparks (D) 13,589 21.5% 564 [+] 0.9% 63,345 20 4.24%
2008 S2 65% Jeff Sessions* (R) 71,691 80.1% Vivian Davis Figures (D) 17,609 19.7% 168 [+] 0.2% 89,468 17 4.34%
2006 G 38% Bob Riley* (R) 37,167 76.5% Lucy Baxley (D) 10,696 22.0% 692 [+] 1.4% 48,555 19 3.88%
2004 S3 64% Richard Shelby* (R) 66,315 85.1% Wayne Sowell (D) 11,478 14.7% 118 [+] 0.2% 77,911 19 4.14%
2002 S2 44% Jeff Sessions* (R) 38,614 78.0% Susan Parker (D) 10,215 20.6% 687 [+] 1.4% 49,516 19 3.66%
2002 G 44% Bob Riley (R) 33,536 67.7% Don Siegelman* (D) 14,964 30.2% 1,068 [+] 2.2% 49,568 18 3.63%
1998 S3 42% Richard Shelby* (R) 34,881 83.5% Clayton Suddith (D) 6,882 16.5% 23 [+] 0.1% 41,786 20 3.23%
1998 G 42% Fob James* (R) 24,822 59.3% Don Siegelman (D) 16,814 40.2% 196 [+] 0.5% 41,832 17 3.17%
1996 S2 55% Jeff Sessions (R) 37,613 74.7% Roger Bedford (D) 11,638 23.1% 1,088 [+] 2.2% 50,339 22 3.36%
1994 G 40% Fob James (R) 24,787 71.6% James Folsom, Jr.* (D) 9,714 28.1% 130 [+] 0.4% 34,631 21 2.88%
1992 S3 60% Rick Sellers (R) 24,470 51.7% Richard Shelby* (D) 22,118 46.7% 755 [+] 1.6% 47,343 19 3.00%
1990 S2 42% Bill Cabaniss (R) 17,905 59.7% Howell Heflin* (D) 12,048 40.1% 58 [+] 0.2% 30,011 20 2.53%
1990 G 42% Guy Hunt* (R) 22,006 72.8% Paul Hubbert (D) 8,186 27.1% 49 [+] 0.2% 30,241 21 2.49%
1986 S3 43% Jeremiah Denton* (R) 16,796 63.3% Richard Shelby (D) 9,746 36.7% 0 0.0% 26,542 14 2.19%
1986 G 43% Guy Hunt (R) 20,125 76.5% Bill Baxley (D) 6,170 23.5% 0 0.0% 26,295 20 2.13%
1984 S2 40% Albert Lee Smith (R) 15,301 67.6% Howell Heflin* (D) 7,041 31.1% 278 [+] 1.2% 22,620 31 1.65%
1982 G 40% Emory Folmar (R) 11,741 58.4% George Wallace (D) 7,950 39.5% 430 [+] 2.1% 20,121 19 1.78%
1980 S3 51% Jeremiah Denton (R) 15,230 66.2% James Folsom, Jr. (D) 7,218 31.4% 569 [+] 2.5% 23,017 16 1.77%
1978 S3 28% James Martin (R) 5,697 53.0% Donald Stewart (D) 4,874 45.4% 175 [+] 1.6% 10,746 10 1.47%
1978 S2 21% Howell Heflin (D) 7,574 92.1% Jerome Couch (Prohibition) 646 7.9% 0 0.0% 8,220 n/a 1.41%
1978 G 29% Fob James (D) 7,141 64.3% Guy Hunt (R) 3,741 33.7% 225 [+] 2.0% 11,107 8 1.46%
1974 S3 28% Jim Allen* (D) 8,272 94.4% Alvin Abercrombie (Prohibition) 494 5.6% 0 0.0% 8,766 n/a 1.68%
1974 G 31% George Wallace* (D) 8,129 82.0% Elvin McCary (R) 1,498 15.1% 290 [+] 2.9% 9,917 0 1.66%
1972 S2 42% John Sparkman* (D) 7,312 62.2% Winton Blount (R) 4,144 35.3% 293 [+] 2.5% 11,749 2 1.12%
1970 G 41% George Wallace (D) 7,162 77.7% A.C. Shelton (I) 1,078 11.7% 983 [+] 10.7% 9,223 n/a 1.08%
1968 S3 48% Jim Allen (D) 7,287 74.6% Perry Hooper (R) 2,142 21.9% 334 [+] 3.4% 9,763 0 1.07%
1966 S2 46% John Sparkman* (D) 4,762 52.1% John Grenier (R) 4,330 47.4% 46 [+] 0.5% 9,138 8 1.14%
1966 G 48% Lurleen Wallace (D) 5,820 61.7% James Martin (R) 3,242 34.4% 376 [+] 4.0% 9,438 3 1.11%
1962 S3 24% James Martin (R) 2,289 52.0% Lister Hill* (D) 2,116 48.0% 0 0.0% 4,405 3 1.11%
1962 G 18% George Wallace (D) 3,183 98.0% Frank Walls (I) 65 2.0% 0 0.0% 3,248 n/a 1.03%
1960 S2 31% John Sparkman* (D) 3,552 65.5% Julian Elgin (R) 1,875 34.5% 0 0.0% 5,427 5 0.98%
*: 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 Shelby County, AL

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 AL06Gary Palmer* (R) 80,925 71.2% Elizabeth Anderson (D) 32,665 28.7% 143 0.1% 113,733
County Total for 2024-11-05:   113,733
2022-11-08 AL06Gary Palmer* (R) 53,053 86.4% Andria Chieffo (Libertarian) 8,298 13.5% 55 0.1% 61,406
County Total for 2022-11-08:   61,406
2020-11-03 AL06Gary Palmer* (R) 88,447 97.4% 2,323 2.6% 90,770
County Total for 2020-11-03:   90,770
2018-11-06 AL06Gary Palmer* (R) 60,328 72.1% Danner Kline (D) 23,289 27.8% 48 0.1% 83,665
County Total for 2018-11-06:   83,665
2016-11-08 AL06Gary Palmer* (R) 77,209 77.4% David Putman (D) 22,396 22.5% 85 0.1% 99,690
County Total for 2016-11-08:   99,690
2014-11-04 AL06Gary Palmer (R) 40,546 80.2% Mark Lester (D) 9,933 19.7% 65 0.1% 50,544
County Total for 2014-11-04:   50,544
2012-11-06 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 66,949 73.6% Penny Bailey (D) 23,863 26.2% 202 0.2% 91,014
County Total for 2012-11-06:   91,014
2010-11-02 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 53,591 98.1% 1,031 1.9% 54,622
County Total for 2010-11-02:   54,622
2008-11-04 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 74,639 97.9% 1,597 2.1% 76,236
County Total for 2008-11-04:   76,236
2006-11-07 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 40,667 98.6% 562 1.4% 41,229
County Total for 2006-11-07:   41,229
2004-11-02 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 67,500 99.0% 669 1.0% 68,169
County Total for 2004-11-02:   68,169
2002-11-05 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 41,225 91.3% Holden McAllister (Libertarian) 3,822 8.5% 98 0.2% 45,145
County Total for 2002-11-05:   45,145
2000-11-07 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 50,146 90.0% Terry Reagin (Libertarian) 5,347 9.6% 218 0.4% 55,711
County Total for 2000-11-07:   55,711
1998-11-03 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 32,699 78.6% Donna Smalley (D) 8,904 21.4% 20 0.0% 41,623
County Total for 1998-11-03:   41,623
1996-11-05 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 38,308 76.4% Mary Lynn Bates (D) 10,976 21.9% 855 1.7% 50,139
County Total for 1996-11-05:   50,139
1994-11-08 AL06Spencer Bachus* (R) 28,708 83.7% Larry Fortenberry (D) 5,563 16.2% 14 0.0% 34,285
County Total for 1994-11-08:   34,285
1992-11-03 AL06Spencer Bachus (R) 28,733 60.6% Ben Erdreich* (D) 17,259 36.4% 1,440 3.0% 47,432
County Total for 1992-11-03:   47,432
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Shelby County, AL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Shelby County, AL were estimated to be 70% Republican and 25% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 164,341 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 164,341 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2022 153,837 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 153,837 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2020 157,999 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 157,999 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2018 139,274 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 139,274 100.0% n/a n/a 80%
2016 137,000 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 137,000 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2014 122,856 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 122,856 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2012 116,823 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 116,823 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2010 106,369 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 106,369 100.0% n/a n/a 73%
2008 112,276 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 112,276 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2006 91,488 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 91,488 100.0% n/a n/a 71%
2004 100,573 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 100,573 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
2002 81,979 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 81,979 100.0% n/a n/a 72%
2000 88,470 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 88,470 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
1994 63,006 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 63,006 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
1986 43,036 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 43,036 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
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.