United States presidential election in Alabama, 2008
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election
. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President
and Vice President
.
Alabama
was won by Republican nominee John McCain
with a 21.6% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered it a safe red state. Located in the Deep South, Alabama is one of the most conservative
states in the country. Republicans have won every presidential election in Alabama since 1980, and the 2008 election
was no exception. John McCain carried 54 of the state's 67 counties and easily prevailed in the Yellowhammer State.
s taken in Alabama prior to the election consistently showed John McCain to be leading Barack Obama. RealClearPolitics
gave the state an average of 56.8% for McCain, compared to 33.5% for Obama. The state was not seriously contested by either campaign.
is one of the most conservative
states in the country and one of the most reliably Republican
strongholds in presidential elections
. Alabama is located in the middle of the Bible Belt
, where many people are values voters, they tend to be in opposition to abortion
and gay rights. Since 1964
, Democrats have carried the state only once, when Democrat
Jimmy Carter
of neighboring Georgia
carried all but one Southern
state. Although Democrats still nominally have a majority of registered voters, the Democrats have only seriously contested the state three times since Barry Goldwater
carried it in 1964.
At the time of the election, Alabama had a Republican Governor (Bob Riley
), two Republicans in the U.S. Senate
(Richard Shelby
and Jeff Sessions
), and five of its seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
were held by Republicans.
On November 4, 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama
predictably lost by a landslide. However, he performed 2% better in 2008 than John Kerry
did in 2004 (both by popular vote and by the number of carried counties). In large part, this can be attributed to high turnout of African American
voters in Alabama. Notably, Obama carried Jefferson County
, which contains the state's largest city of Birmingham
, which last supported the official Democratic candidate for president in 1956
. Strangely, many news organizations did not project the state's outcome immediately after the polls closed, possibly due to a wavering African American turnout.
Voting in Alabama, like in other states of the Deep South, was heavily polarized by race. According to exit polls, 98% of African Americans voted Democratic while 88% of Caucasians voted Republican. Obama's 12 percent showing among white voters was easily his worst in the nation, and prevented him from having any realistic chance of carrying the state. Ultimately, McCain won by running up massive landslides in the state's suburban areas; several Birmingham and Montgomery
suburbs gave McCain over 70 percent of the vote.
Racial polarization was why Obama generally improved on Kerry's performance in Southern Alabama, where more African Americans live. Conversely, Obama did much worse than Kerry in Northern Alabama, where fewer blacks live. Racial polarization was also responsible for Alabama's electoral geography: Obama, like other Democrats, won landslides in the central Alabama Black Belt
while losing badly everywhere else.
and Parker Griffith
, respectively) in the U.S. House of Representatives
.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008 to cast their votes for President and Vice President. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 9 were pledged to John McCain
and Sarah Palin
.
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
.
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
was won by Republican nominee John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
with a 21.6% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered it a safe red state. Located in the Deep South, Alabama is one of the most conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
states in the country. Republicans have won every presidential election in Alabama since 1980, and the 2008 election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
was no exception. John McCain carried 54 of the state's 67 counties and easily prevailed in the Yellowhammer State.
Predictions
There were 17 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are there last predictions before election day:- D.C. Political Report: Republican
- Cook Political ReportCook Political ReportThe Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five...
: Solid Republican - Takeaway: Solid McCain
- Election Projection: Solid McCain
- Electoral-vote.comElectoral-vote.comElectoral-Vote.com is the website of computer scientist Andrew S. Tanenbaum. The site's primary content is poll analysis to project the outcome of U.S. elections. The site also includes commentary on related news stories. Well known for its color-coded electoral map of the United States, the...
: Strong Republican - Washington Post: Solid McCain
- PoliticoPolitico (newspaper)The Politico is an American political journalism organization based in Arlington, Virginia, that distributes its content via television, the Internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage of Washington, D.C., includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency...
: Solid McCain - Real Clear Politics: Solid McCain
- FiveThirtyEight.comFiveThirtyEight.comFiveThirtyEight is a polling aggregation website with a blog created by Nate Silver. Sometimes colloquially referred to as 538 dot com or just 538, the website takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college...
: Solid McCain - CQ Politics: Safe Republican
- New York Times: Solid Republican
- CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
: Safe Republican - NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
: Solid McCain - MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
: Solid McCain - Fox News: Republican
- Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
: Republican - Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...
: Safe Republican
Polling
Opinion pollOpinion poll
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s taken in Alabama prior to the election consistently showed John McCain to be leading Barack Obama. RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics is a political news and polling data aggregator based in Chicago, Illinois. The site's founders say their goal is to give readers "ideological diversity." They have described themselves as frustrated with what they perceive as anti-conservative, anti-Christian media bias, and...
gave the state an average of 56.8% for McCain, compared to 33.5% for Obama. The state was not seriously contested by either campaign.
Fundraising
John McCain raised a total of $1,846,574 in the state. Barack Obama raised $1,734,629.Advertising and visits
Obama spent almost $264,945. McCain and his interest groups spent just $850. Neither campaign visited the state.Analysis
AlabamaAlabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
is one of the most conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
states in the country and one of the most reliably Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
strongholds in presidential elections
United States presidential election
Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
. Alabama is located in the middle of the Bible Belt
Bible Belt
Bible Belt is an informal term for a region in the southeastern and south-central United States in which socially conservative evangelical Protestantism is a significant part of the culture and Christian church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average.The...
, where many people are values voters, they tend to be in opposition to abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
and gay rights. Since 1964
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
, Democrats have carried the state only once, when Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
of neighboring Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
carried all but one Southern
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
state. Although Democrats still nominally have a majority of registered voters, the Democrats have only seriously contested the state three times since Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
carried it in 1964.
At the time of the election, Alabama had a Republican Governor (Bob Riley
Bob Riley
Bob Riley may refer to:* Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama* Bob C. Riley, acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in 1975* Bob Riley , sports car designer and founder of Riley Technologies...
), two Republicans in the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
(Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby is the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007....
and Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected in 1996, Sessions is a member of the Republican Party...
), and five of its seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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were held by Republicans.
On November 4, 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
predictably lost by a landslide. However, he performed 2% better in 2008 than John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
did in 2004 (both by popular vote and by the number of carried counties). In large part, this can be attributed to high turnout of African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
voters in Alabama. Notably, Obama carried Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466...
, which contains the state's largest city of Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, which last supported the official Democratic candidate for president in 1956
United States presidential election, 1956
The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower...
. Strangely, many news organizations did not project the state's outcome immediately after the polls closed, possibly due to a wavering African American turnout.
Voting in Alabama, like in other states of the Deep South, was heavily polarized by race. According to exit polls, 98% of African Americans voted Democratic while 88% of Caucasians voted Republican. Obama's 12 percent showing among white voters was easily his worst in the nation, and prevented him from having any realistic chance of carrying the state. Ultimately, McCain won by running up massive landslides in the state's suburban areas; several Birmingham and Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
suburbs gave McCain over 70 percent of the vote.
Racial polarization was why Obama generally improved on Kerry's performance in Southern Alabama, where more African Americans live. Conversely, Obama did much worse than Kerry in Northern Alabama, where fewer blacks live. Racial polarization was also responsible for Alabama's electoral geography: Obama, like other Democrats, won landslides in the central Alabama Black Belt
Black Belt (U.S. region)
The Black Belt is a region of the Southern United States. Although the term originally described the prairies and dark soil of central Alabama and northeast Mississippi, it has long been used to describe a broad agricultural region in the American South characterized by a history of plantation...
while losing badly everywhere else.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
John McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... |
Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... |
1,266,546 | 60.32% | 9 | |
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
Joe Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... |
813,479 | 38.74% | 0 | |
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.... |
Matt Gonzalez Matt Gonzalez Matthew Edward Gonzalez is an American politician, lawyer, and activist prominent in San Francisco politics. He currently serves as chief attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender's office.... |
6,788 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration... |
Bob Barr Bob Barr Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr. is a former federal prosecutorand a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of... |
Wayne Allyn Root Wayne Allyn Root Wayne Allyn Root is an American politician, entrepreneur, television and radio personality, author and political commentator. He was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee. In June 2009 Richard Winger wrote he was the front runner for the 2012 Libertarian Presidential nomination... |
4,991 | 0.24% | 0 | |
| Constitution Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections... |
Chuck Baldwin Chuck Baldwin Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin is an American politician and founder-pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. He was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party for the 2008 U.S. presidential election and had previously been its nominee for U.S. vice president in 2004... |
Darrell Castle Darrell Castle Darrell Castle is an American political figure, activist and attorney from Memphis, Tennessee, and was the vice presidential candidate of the Constitution Party in the 2008 United States presidential election.-Early life and education:... |
4,310 | 0.21% | 0 | |
| Write-in candidate Write-in candidate A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu... s |
3,705 | 0.18% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 2,099,819 | 100.00% | 9 | |||
By county
| County | McCain# | McCain% | Obama# | Obama% | Nader# | Nader% | Barr# | Barr% | Baldwin# | Baldwin% | Others# | Others% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga Autauga County, Alabama Autauga County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 54,571. Its county seat is Prattville.Autauga County is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
17,403 | 73.6% | 6,093 | 25.8% | 46 | 0.2% | 31 | 0.1% | 44 | 0.2% | 24 | 0.1% |
| Baldwin Baldwin County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*85.7% White*9.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.5% Two or more races*4.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
61,271 | 75.3% | 19,386 | 23.8% | 250 | 0.3% | 220 | 0.3% | 170 | 0.2% | 116 | 0.1% |
| Barbour Barbour County, Alabama Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. As of 2010 the population was 27,457. Its county seat is Clayton.-History:... |
5,866 | 50.4% | 5,697 | 49.0% | 21 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% | 26 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.1% |
| Bibb Bibb County, Alabama Bibb County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of William W. Bibb, the first Governor of Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 22,915. The county seat is Centreville... |
6,262 | 72.4% | 2,299 | 26.6% | 32 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.1% | 26 | 0.3% | 14 | 0.2% |
| Blount Blount County, Alabama Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 57,322. Its county seat is Oneonta.Blount County is a dry county.-History:... |
20,389 | 84.0% | 3,522 | 14.5% | 127 | 0.5% | 81 | 0.3% | 84 | 0.3% | 64 | 0.3% |
| Bullock Bullock County, Alabama Bullock County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Edward C. Bullock of Barbour County. Living descendants of Colonel Bullock include prominent American cinema film actress, Sandra Bullock. As of 2010 the population was 10,914. In 1867, Union Springs... |
1,391 | 25.7% | 4,011 | 74.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Butler Butler County, Alabama Butler County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War, and who was killed in May 1818. As of 2010 the population was 20,947... |
5,485 | 56.5% | 4,188 | 43.1% | 16 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% |
| Calhoun Calhoun County, Alabama Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John C. Calhoun, famous member of the United States Senate from South Carolina. As of 2010 the population was 118,572. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
32,348 | 65.7% | 16,334 | 33.2% | 248 | 0.5% | 137 | 0.3% | 108 | 0.2% | 67 | 0.1% |
| Chambers Chambers County, Alabama Chambers County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senator from Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 34,215. Its county seat is Lafayette... |
8,067 | 53.9% | 6,799 | 45.5% | 29 | 0.2% | 27 | 0.2% | 19 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% |
| Cherokee Cherokee County, Alabama Cherokee County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named for the Cherokee tribe. As of 2010 the population was 25,989. Its county seat is Centre and it is a prohibition or dry county.- History :... |
7,928 | 74.9% | 2,306 | 23.7% | 40 | 0.4% | 44 | 0.5% | 39 | 0.4% | 18 | 0.2% |
| Chilton Chilton County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*84.1% White*9.7% Black*0.4% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.2% Two or more races*7.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
13,960 | 78.5% | 3,674 | 20.7% | 51 | 0.3% | 30 | 0.2% | 48 | 0.3% | 22 | 0.1% |
| Choctaw Choctaw County, Alabama Choctaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established on December 29, 1847 and named for the Choctaw tribe of American Indians. As of 2010 the population was 13,859. The county seat is Butler.- History :... |
4,223 | 53.5% | 3,636 | 46.1% | 15 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.1% |
| Clarke Clarke County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*54.5% White*43.9% Black*0.4% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*0.7% Two or more races*1.0% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
7,466 | 55.6% | 5,914 | 44.0% | 22 | 0.2% | 16 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.0% |
| Clay Clay County, Alabama Clay County is a county of the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. As of 2010 the population was 13,932... |
4,984 | 73.1% | 1,760 | 25.8% | 31 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.2% | 16 | 0.2% |
| Cleburne Cleburne County, Alabama Cleburne County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Major General Patrick Cleburne, of Arkansas. As of 2010 the population was 14,972. Its county seat is Heflin.- History :... |
5,216 | 80.3% | 1,168 | 18.0% | 24 | 0.4% | 49 | 0.8% | 25 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.2% |
| Coffee Coffee County, Alabama Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2010 the population was 49,948. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise.... |
14,919 | 74.1% | 5,079 | 25.2% | 50 | 0.2% | 36 | 0.2% | 28 | 0.1% | 16 | 0.1% |
| Colbert Colbert County, Alabama Colbert County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day Cherokee.... |
14,739 | 59.3% | 9,703 | 39.1% | 161 | 0.6% | 73 | 0.3% | 63 | 0.3% | 104 | 0.4% |
| Conecuh Conecuh County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.3% White*46.5% Black*0.3% Native American*0.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.0% Two or more races*1.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
3,470 | 49.9% | 3,429 | 49.3% | 25 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.0% |
| Coosa Coosa County, Alabama Coosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name derives from a town of the Creek tribe. As of 2010 the population was 11,539, but since that time it has lost the most population by percentage of any Alabama county... |
3,248 | 58.4% | 2,273 | 40.9% | 14 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.2% | 17 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.0% |
| Covington Covington County, Alabama Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland. As of 2010 the population was 37,765... |
12,444 | 78.8% | 3,240 | 20.5% | 34 | 0.2% | 29 | 0.2% | 26 | 0.2% | 14 | 0.1% |
| Crenshaw Crenshaw County, Alabama Crenshaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a judge, Anderson Crenshaw. As of 2010 the population was 13,906. Its county seat is Luverne.-Geography:... |
4,319 | 68.7% | 1,938 | 30.8% | 11 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.1% |
| Cullman Cullman County, Alabama Cullman County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. As of 2010, the population was 80,406. Its county seat is the town of the same name, Cullman, Alabama. It is a "moist" county in terms of availablity of alcoholic beverages, which means... |
28,896 | 81.8% | 5,864 | 16.6% | 227 | 0.6% | 89 | 0.3% | 150 | 0.4% | 79 | 0.2% |
| Dale Dale County, Alabama Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,251... |
13,886 | 71.9% | 5,270 | 27.3% | 60 | 0.3% | 35 | 0.2% | 54 | 0.3% | 15 | 0.1% |
| Dallas Dallas County, Alabama Dallas County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas. The county seat is Selma.- History :... |
6,798 | 32.6% | 13,986 | 67.1% | 23 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% |
| DeKalb DeKalb County, Alabama As of the 2010 Census DeKalb County had a population of 71,109. The median age was 37.5. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 81.6% non-Hispanic white, 1.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander , 9.9% from some other race, 2.2% reporting two or... |
17,957 | 74.8% | 5,658 | 23.6% | 151 | 0.6% | 65 | 0.3% | 64 | 0.3% | 120 | 0.5% |
| Elmore Elmore County, Alabama Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore. As of 2010 its population was 79,303. Its county seat is Wetumpka.This county is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
25,777 | 75.1% | 8,301 | 24.2% | 70 | 0.2% | 63 | 0.2% | 59 | 0.2% | 45 | 0.1% |
| Escambia Escambia County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.1% White*31.9% Black*4.4% Native American*0.2% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.5% Two or more races*1.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
9,375 | 63.9% | 5,188 | 35.4% | 29 | 0.2% | 28 | 0.2% | 34 | 0.2% | 20 | 0.1% |
| Etowah Etowah County, Alabama Etowah County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is from the Cherokee language, which means "edible tree". It is the center of the Gadsden Metropolitan Area which includes Etowah and Cherokee Counties. As of 2010 the population was 104,430. Its county seat is Gadsden... |
30,595 | 68.4% | 13,497 | 30.2% | 264 | 0.6% | 149 | 0.3% | 124 | 0.3% | 108 | 0.2% |
| Fayette Fayette County, Alabama Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette , who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. As of 2010 the population was 17,241... |
5,883 | 73.9% | 1,994 | 25.1% | 50 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.2% | 16 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Franklin Franklin County, Alabama Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. As of 2010, the population was 31,704... |
8,048 | 68.8% | 3,469 | 29.7% | 84 | 0.7% | 25 | 0.2% | 44 | 0.4% | 23 | 0.2% |
| Geneva Geneva County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*86.3% White*9.5% Black*0.8% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.6% Two or more races*3.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
9,417 | 80.8% | 2,134 | 18.3% | 35 | 0.3% | 34 | 0.3% | 32 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.0% |
| Greene Greene County, Alabama Greene County is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. As of 2010 the population was 9,045... |
876 | 16.5% | 4,408 | 83.1% | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% |
| Hale Hale County, Alabama Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
3,200 | 39.0% | 4,982 | 60.7% | 10 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% |
| Henry Henry County, Alabama Henry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Patrick Henry, famous orator and Governor of Virginia. As of 2010, its population was 17,302... |
5,585 | 64.6% | 3,018 | 34.9% | 14 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.1% |
| Houston Houston County, Alabama Houston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 101,547. Its county seat is Dothan.Houston County is part of the Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
29,254 | 70.1% | 12,225 | 29.3% | 78 | 0.2% | 59 | 0.1% | 76 | 0.2% | 43 | 0.1% |
| Jackson Jackson County, Alabama Jackson County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. Jackson County is a prohibition or dry county,... |
14,083 | 67.5% | 6,374 | 30.5% | 180 | 0.8% | 59 | 0.3% | 100 | 0.5% | 78 | 0.4% |
| Jefferson Jefferson County, Alabama Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466... |
149,921 | 47.1% | 166,211 | 52.2% | 713 | 0.2% | 793 | 0.2% | 424 | 0.1% | 552 | 0.2% |
| Lamar Lamar County, Alabama Lamar County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. As of 2010 the population was 14,564... |
5,419 | 76.8% | 1,614 | 22.9% | 23 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lauderdale Lauderdale County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*86.4% White*10.0% Black*0.4% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.4% Two or more races*2.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
24,068 | 63.2% | 13,329 | 35.0% | 320 | 0.8% | 128 | 0.3% | 145 | 0.4% | 114 | 0.3% |
| Lawrence Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the population was... |
9,277 | 63.2% | 5,164 | 35.2% | 92 | 0.6% | 40 | 0.3% | 58 | 0.4% | 49 | 0.3% |
| Lee Lee County, Alabama Lee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. As of 2010 the population was 140,247. It is part of the Auburn, Alabama Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn... |
32,230 | 59.3% | 21,498 | 39.6% | 192 | 0.4% | 186 | 0.3% | 95 | 0.2% | 124 | 0.2% |
| Limestone Limestone County, Alabama Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. In 2000, the population was 65,676. As of 2010 the county's... |
23,598 | 70.3% | 9,536 | 28.4% | 128 | 0.4% | 103 | 0.3% | 118 | 0.4% | 68 | 0.2% |
| Lowndes Lowndes County, Alabama Lowndes County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,299... |
1,809 | 24.9% | 5,449 | 74.9% | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% |
| Macon Macon County, Alabama Macon County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. Developed for cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, it is one of the counties in Alabama within the Black Belt of the South.As... |
1,396 | 12.8% | 9,450 | 86.9% | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.0% | 12 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% |
| Madison Madison County, Alabama Madison County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is a major part of the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, and the... |
86,965 | 56.9% | 64,117 | 41.9% | 481 | 0.3% | 579 | 0.4% | 392 | 0.3% | 365 | 0.2% |
| Marengo Marengo County, Alabama Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027... |
5,516 | 48.1% | 5,926 | 51.7% | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marion Marion County, Alabama Marion County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Marion County was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 13, 1818. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses . Marion County... |
9,536 | 77.2% | 2,600 | 21.0% | 117 | 0.9% | 36 | 0.3% | 34 | 0.3% | 32 | 0.3% |
| Marshall Marshall County, Alabama Marshall County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2010 the population was 93,019... |
25,727 | 77.6% | 7,038 | 21.2% | 175 | 0.5% | 82 | 0.2% | 68 | 0.2% | 76 | 0.2% |
| Mobile Mobile County, Alabama Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama... |
98,049 | 54.0% | 82,181 | 45.3% | 426 | 0.2% | 327 | 0.2% | 238 | 0.1% | 203 | 0.1% |
| Monroe Monroe County, Alabama Monroe County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. As of 2010, the population was 23,068. Its county seat is Monroeville. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or... |
6,175 | 54.9% | 5,025 | 44.7% | 19 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.1% |
| Montgomery Montgomery County, Alabama Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; its population in 2010 was 229,363 .- History :... |
42,031 | 40.1% | 62,166 | 59.4% | 167 | 0.2% | 148 | 0.1% | 107 | 0.1% | 124 | 0.1% |
| Morgan Morgan County, Alabama Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. State of Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the... |
36,014 | 71.3% | 13,895 | 27.5% | 223 | 0.4% | 142 | 0.3% | 129 | 0.3% | 139 | 0.3% |
| Perry Perry County, Alabama Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1819, and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. As of 2010 the population was 10,591... |
4,457 | 27.3% | 1,679 | 72.4% | 6 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pickens Pickens County, Alabama Pickens County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 19,746. Its county seat is Carrollton, and it is a prohibition, or dry county.-History:... |
5,434 | 54.0% | 4,594 | 45.6% | 19 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.1% |
| Pike Pike County, Alabama Pike County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. As of 2010 the population was 32,899. Its county seat is Troy.- History :In 1819 the State... |
8,004 | 57.4% | 5,879 | 42.1% | 32 | 0.2% | 16 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% |
| Randolph Randolph County, Alabama Randolph County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 22,913. Its county seat is Wedowee... |
7,175 | 69.1% | 3,064 | 29.5% | 42 | 0.4% | 50 | 0.5% | 38 | 0.4% | 15 | 0.1% |
| Russell Russell County, Alabama Russell County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. As of 2010, the population was 52,947... |
8,705 | 46.0% | 10,085 | 53.3% | 41 | 0.2% | 36 | 0.2% | 28 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.1% |
| Shelby Shelby County, Alabama Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2010 U.S. Census the population was 195,085. Shelby... |
69,060 | 76.2% | 20,625 | 22.8% | 228 | 0.3% | 304 | 0.3% | 242 | 0.3% | 184 | 0.2% |
| St. Clair St. Clair County, Alabama St. Clair County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of General Arthur St... |
27,649 | 81.1% | 6,091 | 17.9% | 118 | 0.3% | 65 | 0.2% | 114 | 0.3% | 51 | 0.2% |
| Sumter Sumter County, Alabama Sumter County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 13,763. Its county seat is Livingston.-History:... |
1,731 | 24.7% | 5,264 | 75.0% | 12 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% |
| Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
13,779 | 58.8% | 20,112 | 40.3% | 99 | 0.3% | 74 | 0.2% | 92 | 0.3% | 48 | 0.1% |
| Tallapoosa Tallapoosa County, Alabama Tallapoosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The name Tallapoosa is of Creek origin, and many Indian villages were along the banks of the lower river before the 19th century. As of 2010, the population was 41,616... |
13,116 | 67.9% | 6,063 | 31.4% | 47 | 0.2% | 31 | 0.2% | 32 | 0.2% | 22 | 0.1% |
| Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Tuscaloosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is named in honor of the pre-Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa. In 2010, the population was 194,656... |
45,405 | 57.5% | 32,796 | 41.6% | 211 | 0.3% | 186 | 0.2% | 122 | 0.2% | 192 | 0.2% |
| Walker Walker County, Alabama Walker County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker, a member of the United States Senate. As of 2010 the population was 67,023... |
20,722 | 72.3% | 7,420 | 25.9% | 197 | 0.7% | 68 | 0.2% | 105 | 0.4% | 140 | 0.5% |
| Washington Washington County, Alabama Washington County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was named in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 17,581. Its county seat is Chatom. Washington County is a dry county.-History:The area was long inhabited... |
5,654 | 64.4% | 3,067 | 35.0% | 22 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.1% | 16 | 0.2% | 11 | 0.1% |
| Wilcox Wilcox County, Alabama Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek tribe. As of 2010, the population was 11,670... |
1,868 | 28.8% | 4,612 | 71.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.1% |
| Winston Winston County, Alabama Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, formerly known as Hancock County before 1858.Its name is in honor of John A. Winston, the 15th Governor of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 24,484. Its county seat is Double Springs.... |
8,103 | 80.8% | 1,757 | 17.5% | 74 | 0.7% | 50 | 0.5% | 25 | 0.2% | 22 | 0.2% |
By congressional district
Republican John McCain carried six of the state's seven congressional districts, including two districts (AL-02 and AL-05) that were carried by Democrats (Bobby BrightBobby Bright
Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state....
and Parker Griffith
Parker Griffith
Parker Griffith, M.D. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party, having switched from the Democratic Party on December 22, 2009, but lost the Republican primary and his term ended in January 2011.-Early life, education and...
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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63.42% | 36.05% | Terry Everett Terry Everett Robert Terry Everett is an American politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing .... (110th Congress 110th United States Congress The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of... ) |
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| Bobby Bright Bobby Bright Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state.... (111th Congress 111th United States Congress The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011. It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of... ) |
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56.21% | 43.04% | Mike D. Rogers Mike D. Rogers Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:... |
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76.32% | 22.48% | Robert Aderholt Robert Aderholt Robert Brown Aderholt is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes most of the far northern suburbs of Birmingham, as well as the southern suburbs of Huntsville and Decatur.- Early life, education and career :Aderholt was born in... |
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60.91% | 37.99% | Bud Cramer (110th Congress 110th United States Congress The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of... ) |
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| Parker Griffith Parker Griffith Parker Griffith, M.D. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party, having switched from the Democratic Party on December 22, 2009, but lost the Republican primary and his term ended in January 2011.-Early life, education and... (111th Congress 111th United States Congress The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011. It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of... ) |
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75.91% | 23.28% | Spencer Bachus Spencer Bachus Spencer Thomas Bachus III is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party and the senior member of the Alabama U. S. House delegation... |
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27.28% | 72.36% | Artur Davis Artur Davis Artur Genestre Davis is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for , serving from 2003 to 2011 when he was succeeded by Terri Sewell, also a member of the Democratic Party.... |
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Electors
Technically the voters of Alabama cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Alabama is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 9 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless electorFaithless elector
In United States presidential elections, a faithless elector is a member of the Electoral College who does not vote for the candidate they have pledged to vote for...
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The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008 to cast their votes for President and Vice President. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 9 were pledged to John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
and Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
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- Les Barnett
- Will Sellers
- Al Blythe
- Jack Stiefel
- Elbert Peters
- Matthew Fridy
- Bob Cusanelli
- Cam Ward
- Jim Wilson