Alabama votes for Republicans and 2016 looks to be no different. Five Thirty Eight currently has Donald Trump with a 99.7% chance of winning Alabama’s 9 electoral votes.
Senator Richard Shelby (Republican) is up for re-election and expected win (via CookPolitical.com).
Alabama Political Facts
Governor: Robert Bentley (Republican) – Current Term: 2015 – 2019
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 7
- Rep. Robert Aderholt (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Mike Rogers (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Martha Roby (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Mo Brooks (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Terri Sewell (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Bradley Byrne (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Gary Palmer (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
Electoral Votes: 9
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: 7 a.m.
- Polls Close: 7 p.m.
- Alabama Voting Information
- Notes: n/a
Past Alabama Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 38% | Romney | 61% |
| 2008 | Obama | 39% | McCain | 60% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 37% | Bush | 63% |
| 2000 | Gore | 42% | Bush | 57% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 43% | Dole | 50% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 41% | Bush | 48% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 40% | Bush | 59% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 38% | Reagan | 61% |
| 1980 | Carter | 47% | Reagan | 49% |
| 1976 | Carter | 56% | Ford | 43% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 26% | Nixon | 72% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 19% | Nixon | 14% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 31% | Goldwater | 69% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 57% | Nixon | 42% |
Alabama State Facts
Population (2010 census): 4,779,736
Population Rank By State: 23
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 1.4%
Capital: Montgomery
Largest City: Birmingham
State Nickname: Yellowhammer State
More coverage of Alabama’s 2016 elections from other news sources:
- Attribution:
- census.gov
- govtrack.us
- FactMonster.com
- state map icons by anbileru adaleru from the Noun Project
- Ballotpedia.org – Poll Hours
- Senate and House CookPolitical.com