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1876–2024
Conecuh County, Alabama
Conecuh County·Alabama

Conecuh County votes the way the country votes.

A rural Black Belt county where a shrinking population shapes every ballot.

18762024·38 elections
Conecuh County, Alabama · Chris Pruitt · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
11,275
2024 ACS
Most similar
Mitchell County
GA · similarity 0.97
27 precincts · 6,051 votes cast
Trump · R+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−13.9%
2,5803,4236,051
2020R
−7.4%
2,9663,4426,441
2016R
−5.2%
3,0803,4206,551
2012D
+1.7%
3,5553,4397,022
2008R
−0.6%
3,4293,4706,943
2004R
−9.2%
2,7193,2716,021
2000D
+1.5%
2,7832,6995,551
1996D
+14.8%
2,9032,0935,461
1992D
+11.0%
3,1552,4636,307
1988R
−3.7%
3,0223,2566,357
1984R
−12.7%
2,7353,5386,334
1980D
+2.5%
3,1022,9486,181
1976D
+25.6%
3,0861,8124,980
1972R
−50.6%
1,0423,2144,296
1968D
+18.1%
1,1511865,346
1964R
−81.3%
02,7823,421
1960D
+46.3%
1,8156502,515
1956D
+29.1%
1,6878852,754
1952D
+37.8%
1,6787492,458
1948R
−4.5%
0641,409
1944D
+83.6%
1,4981271,640
1940D
+95.6%
2,345502,400
1936D
+91.7%
2,195892,296
1932D
+89.8%
2,1251142,239
1928R
−12.9%
8581,1131,971
1924D
+79.6%
955921,084
1920D
+74.9%
1,3151891,504
1916D
+90.6%
1,036421,097
1912D
+74.9%
80260991
1908D
+67.8%
651111796
1904D
+73.2%
739106865
1900R
−5.1%
7188031,667
1896D
+2.5%
9318812,008
1892D
+35.0%
87702,505
1888D
+28.6%
1,3477482,095
1884D
+3.2%
1,0369722,009
1880D
+15.6%
1,1548431,997
1876D
+20.1%
1,1697771,946
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.9%
African American
36.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.6%
Methodist
8.6%
Other Christian
8.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Conecuh sits at the edge of Alabama's historic Black Belt, where decades of outmigration have reduced the electorate and left a demographic mix that has produced narrower margins than surrounding counties in past cycles.

The Democratic margin in Conecuh County has rarely exceeded ninety-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded eighty-one points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Conecuh County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a 28% poverty rate, and a median household income of $41,327 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mitchell County and Chattahoochee County.