Presidential election in Alabama, 2020

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2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: March 3, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: March 3, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: Nine votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Alabama on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020. Trump won the Republican primary.[1][2]

Alabama was won by the Republican presidential candidate in all 10 elections between 1980 and 2016. In the four most recent elections before 2020, the Republican candidate received at least 60 percent of the vote. In each election from 1876 to 1960, a Democratic candidate won the state.[3]

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Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election results in Alabama, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
62.0
 
1,441,170 9
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
36.6
 
849,624 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (Independent)
 
1.1
 
25,176 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.3
 
7,312 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,323,282



Primary election

Alabama Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
63.3
 
286,065 44
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Bernie Sanders
 
16.5
 
74,755 8
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Michael Bloomberg
 
11.7
 
52,750 0
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Elizabeth Warren
 
5.7
 
25,847 0
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Michael Bennet
 
0.5
 
2,250 0
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Pete Buttigieg
 
0.3
 
1,416 0
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Tom Steyer
 
0.2
 
1,048 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.2
 
1,038 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
0.2
 
907 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.2
 
875 0
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Cory Booker
 
0.2
 
740 0
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John Delaney
 
0.1
 
294 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
0.0
 
224 0
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Julián Castro
 
0.0
 
184 0
  Other
 
0.8
 
3,700 0

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Total votes: 452,093 • Total pledged delegates: 52


Alabama Republican presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
96.2
 
696,832 50
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Bill Weld
 
1.5
 
10,978 0
  Other
 
2.3
 
16,412 0

 Source

Total votes: 724,222 • Total pledged delegates: 50


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Alabama

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Alabama modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Any qualified voter could cast an absentee ballot in the general election.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for unaffiliated presidential candidates was extended to August 20, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Biden won Alabama's Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020.
  • Alabama had an estimated 61 delegates comprised of 52 pledged delegates and nine superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning any registered voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[4] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[5] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Alabama held its Republican primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Alabama had an estimated 50 delegates. Delegate allocation was a hybrid system.
  • The Republican primary was open, meaning any registered voters were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[6]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[7]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Alabama, click here.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Alabama

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Alabama in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Alabama, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Alabama Democratic 350-500 500 signatures or 50 from each congressional district Unknown Fixed by party 11/8/2019 Source
    Alabama Republican 350-500 500 signatures or 50 from each congressional district Unknown Fixed by party 11/8/2019 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Alabama, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Alabama 5,000 Fixed by statute N/A N/A 8/13/2020 Source

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Alabama presidential election results (1900-2020)

    • 16 Democratic wins
    • 13 Republican wins
    • 2 other wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960[8] 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
    Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[9] D D D R AI[10] R D R R R R R R R R R R R



    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Alabama's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Alabama, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Alabama participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Alabama voted for the winning presidential candidate 51.72 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[11]
    • Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Alabama, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election
    U.S. presidential election, Alabama, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 34.4% 729,547 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 62.1% 1,318,255 9
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.1% 44,467 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.4% 9,391 0
         Other Write-in votes 1% 21,712 0
    Total Votes 2,123,372 9
    Election results via: Alabama Secretary of State
    Primary election
    Alabama Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 77.9% 309,071 44
    Bernie Sanders 19.2% 76,059 9
    Martin O'Malley 0.4% 1,479 0
    Roque De La Fuente 0.2% 804 0
    Other 2.4% 9,438 0
    Totals 396,851 53
    Source: AlabamaVotes.gov


    Alabama Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 43.4% 373,721 36
    Ted Cruz 21.1% 181,479 13
    Marco Rubio 18.7% 160,606 1
    Ben Carson 10.2% 88,094 0
    John Kasich 4.4% 38,119 0
    Jeb Bush 0.5% 3,974 0
    Chris Christie 0.1% 858 0
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 544 0
    Lindsey Graham 0% 253 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.3% 2,539 0
    Rand Paul 0.2% 1,895 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 617 0
    Other 0.9% 7,953 0
    Totals 860,652 50
    Source: AlabamaVotes.gov

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Alabama, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 38.4% 795,696 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 60.5% 1,255,925 9
         Independent Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.6% 12,328 0
         Independent Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.2% 3,397 0
         Independent Virgil Goode/James Clymer 0.1% 2,981 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.2% 4,011 0
    Total Votes 2,074,338 9
    Election results via: Alabama Secretary of State

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Alabama, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 38.7% 813,479 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 60.3% 1,266,546 9
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.3% 6,788 0
         Independent Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.2% 4,991 0
         Independent Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.2% 4,310 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.2% 3,705 0
    Total Votes 2,099,819 9
    Election results via: Alabama Secretary of State

    State profile

    See also: Alabama and Alabama elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Alabama voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

    Congressional delegation

    Alabama executives

    Alabama legislature

    Alabama Party Control: 1992-2024
    Six years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Governor R D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

    Alabama quick stats
    More Alabama coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Alabama
     AlabamaU.S.
    Total population:4,853,875316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):50,6453,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:68.8%73.6%
    Black/African American:26.4%12.6%
    Asian:1.2%5.1%
    Native American:0.5%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
    Two or more:1.7%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:4%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:84.3%86.7%
    College graduation rate:23.5%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$43,623$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ CNN, "Super Tuesday 2020," March 3, 2020
    2. ↑ USA Today, "Alabama Republican Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    3. ↑ 270 to Win, "Alabama," accessed June 17, 2019
    4. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    5. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    6. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    7. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    8. ↑ Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won six unpledged electoral votes in Alabama's 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won Alabama's popular vote and received five electoral votes.
    9. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
    10. ↑ American Independent Party
    11. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    12. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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