The 2020 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Alabama voters chose nine electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, United States Senator Kamala Harris of California. Also on the ballot was the Libertarian nominee, psychology lecturer Jo Jorgensen and her running mate, entrepreneur and podcaster Spike Cohen. Write-in candidates were permitted without registration, and their results were not individually counted.
Prior to the election, all 14 news organizations making predictions considered this a state Trump would win, or otherwise a safe red state. Trump won the state with 62.03% of the vote to Biden's 36.57%.
Primary elections The primary elections were held on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Republican primary As one of the Super Tuesday states, little campaigning has been done here, and the focus had been on the highly competitive Republican senatorial primary, which was expected to boost turnout.
Democratic primary
Biden won the Alabama primary with 63.28% of the vote, winning 44 delegates. Bernie Sanders came in second place with 16.54% of the vote, getting 8 delegates. No other candidates won any delegates from Alabama.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2020Inside ElectionsNovember 3, 2020Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2020PoliticoNovember 3, 2020RCPNovember 3, 2020Niskanen2020 Bitecofer Model Electoral College Predictions , Niskanen Center, March 24, 2020, retrieved: April 19, 2020.November 3, 2020CNNNovember 3, 2020The EconomistNovember 3, 2020CBS NewsNovember 3, 2020270towinNovember 3, 2020ABC NewsNovember 3, 2020NPRNovember 3, 2020NBC NewsNovember 3, 2020538November 3, 2020
Polling
Aggregate polls +Source of pollaggregationDates administeredDates updatedJoeBiden DonaldTrumpOther/UndecidedMargin270 to WinSeptember 1 – October 13, 2020October 27, 202038.0%58.0%4.0%Trump +20.0FiveThirtyEightuntil November 2, 2020November 3, 202037.8%57.4%4.8%Trump +19.5Average37.9%57.7%4.4%Trump +19.8
Polls Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DonaldTrumpJoeBidenJoJorgensenOtherUndecidedSurveyMonkey/AxiosOct 20 – Nov 2, 20201,808 (LV)± 3.5%62%36% – – –SwayableOct 27 – Nov 1, 2020330 (LV)± 7.9%55%38%7% – –Data for ProgressOct 27 – Nov 1, 20201,045 (LV)± 3%58%38%3%1%0%Auburn University At MontgomeryOct 23–28, 2020853 (LV)± 4.4%58%39% –3% –SurveyMonkey/AxiosOct 1–28, 20203,363 (LV) –61%37% – – –SwayableOct 23–26, 2020266 (LV)± 7.8%56%37%7% – –Moore Information (R)Oct 11–14, 2020504 (LV)± 4.5%55%38% – – –Auburn University at MontgomerySep 30 – Oct 3, 20201,072 (RV)± 4.0%57%37% –6% –SurveyMonkey/AxiosSep 1–30, 20201,354 (LV) –59%39% – –2%SurveyMonkey/AxiosAug 1–31, 20201,220 (LV) –65%33% – –2%Tyson Group/Consumer Energy AllianceAug 17–19, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4%48%44% 0%0%7%Morning ConsultJul 24 – Aug 2, 2020609 (LV)± 4.0%58%36% –2%4%SurveyMonkey/AxiosJul 1–31, 20201,583 (LV) –63%35% – –2%Auburn University at Montgomery Jul 2–9, 2020 567 (RV) ± 5.1%55%41% –4%1%SurveyMonkey/AxiosJun 8–30, 2020649 (LV) –63%35% – –2%FM3 Research/Doug Jones May 14–18, 2020 601 (LV) ± 4%53% 39% – – –Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020 625 (RV) ± 4%58% 38% – – 4%WPA Intelligence Jan 7–9, 2020 500 (LV) –59% 38% – – 3%Donald Trump vs. Michael Bloomberg Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DonaldTrump (R) MichaelBloomberg (D) UndecidedMason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020 625 (RV) ± 4%54% 40% 6%
Donald Trump vs. Pete Buttigieg Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DonaldTrump (R) PeteButtigieg (D) UndecidedMason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020 625 (RV) ± 4%58% 37% 5%
Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DonaldTrump (R) BernieSanders (D) UndecidedMason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020 625 (RV) ± 4%60% 37% 3%WPA Intelligence Jan 7–9, 2020 500 (LV) –59% 37% 4%
Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DonaldTrump (R) ElizabethWarren (D) UndecidedMason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020 625 (RV) ± 4%62% 35% 3%
With generic opponent Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump (R) Genericopponent UndecidedJMC Analytics Dec 16–18, 2019 525 (LV) ± 4.3%54% 42% 3%
Fundraising According to the Federal Election Commission, in 2019 and 2020, Donald Trump and his interest groups raised $4,412,645.01, Joe Biden and his interest groups raised $2,412,420.93, and Jo Jorgensen raised $8,172.29 from Alabama-based contributors.
Candidate ballot access Donald Trump / Mike Pence, Republican Joe Biden / Kamala Harris, Democratic Jo Jorgensen / Spike Cohen, Libertarian
In addition, write-in candidates were allowed without registration, and their votes were not counted individually.
Electoral slates The voters of Alabama cast their ballots for electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, rather than directly for the President and Vice President. 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 their running mate. Whoever wins the most 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 their candidate is known as a faithless elector. In the state of Alabama, a faithless elector's vote is counted and not penalized.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2020, to cast their votes for president and vice president. All 9 pledged electors from Alabama cast their votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. 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 electoral vote was tabulated and certified by Congress in a joint session on January 6, 2021, per the Electoral Count Act.
These electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in the Electoral College should their candidate win the state: Donald Trump and Mike PenceRepublican Party Joe Biden and Kamala HarrisDemocratic Party Jo Jorgensen and Spike CohenLibertarian Party Jacquelyn GayJeana S. BoggsJoseph R. FullerJohn H. KillianJ. Elbert PetersJoan ReynoldsRick PateDennis H. BeaversJohn Wahl Brooke Tanner BattleLinda Coleman-MadisonEarl Hilliard Jr.Sigfredo RubioLashunda ScalesJames Box SpearmanPatricia ToddSheila TysonRalph Young Pascal BruijnLorelei KooryShane A. TaylorJason Matthew ShelbyElijah J. BoydDennis J. KnizleyLaura Chancey LaneAnthony G. PeeblesFranklin R. Dillman
Results
By county CountyDonald TrumpRepublicanJoe BidenDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga19,83871.44%7,50327.02%4291.54%12,33544.42%27,770Baldwin83,54476.17%24,57822.41%1,5571.42%58,96653.76%109,679Barbour5,62253.45%4,81645.79%800.76%8067.66%10,518Bibb7,52578.43%1,98620.70%840.88%5,53957.73%9,595Blount24,71189.57%2,6409.57%2370.86%22,07180.00%27,588Bullock1,14624.84%3,44674.70%210.46%-2,300-49.86%4,613Butler5,45857.53%3,96541.79%650.69%1,49315.74%9,488Calhoun35,10168.85%15,21629.85%6661.31%19,88539.00%50,983Chambers8,75357.27%6,36541.64%1661.09%2,38815.62%15,284Cherokee10,58386.03%1,62413.20%940.76%8,95972.83%12,301Chilton16,08583.30%3,07315.91%1520.79%13,01267.38%19,310Choctaw4,29657.56%3,12741.89%410.55%1,16915.66%7,464Clarke7,32455.76%5,75543.81%560.43%1,56911.95%13,135Clay5,60180.82%1,26718.28%620.89%4,33462.54%6,930Cleburne6,48489.72%6759.34%680.94%5,80980.38%7,227Coffee16,89975.87%5,07622.79%3001.35%11,82353.08%22,275Colbert19,20368.86%8,34329.92%3401.22%10,86038.94%27,886Conecuh3,44253.44%2,96646.05%330.51%4767.39%6,441Coosa3,63166.27%1,79632.78%520.95%1,83533.49%5,479Covington14,58683.68%2,72115.61%1230.71%11,86568.07%17,430Crenshaw4,86473.51%1,70025.69%530.80%3,16447.82%6,617Cullman36,88088.12%4,47810.70%4931.18%32,40277.42%41,851Dale14,30372.46%5,17026.19%2651.34%9,13346.27%19,738Dallas5,52430.92%12,23068.46%1100.62%-6,706-37.54%17,864DeKalb24,76784.37%4,28114.58%3081.05%20,48669.78%29,356Elmore30,16473.52%10,36725.27%4991.22%19,79748.25%41,030Escambia10,86968.32%4,91830.91%1230.77%5,95137.40%15,910Etowah35,52874.44%11,56724.24%6331.33%23,96150.20%47,728Fayette7,30083.28%1,39515.91%710.81%5,90567.36%8,766Franklin10,37682.49%2,08616.58%1160.92%8,29065.91%12,578Geneva10,84886.47%1,59512.71%1020.81%9,25373.76%12,545Greene87518.32%3,88481.34%160.34%-3,009-63.02%4,775Hale3,19240.41%4,66359.03%450.57%-1,471-18.62%7,900Henry6,60771.06%2,60628.03%850.91%4,00143.03%9,298Houston32,61870.64%12,91727.98%6381.38%19,70142.67%46,173Jackson19,67083.22%3,71715.73%2491.05%15,95367.49%23,636Jefferson138,84342.61%181,68855.76%5,3171.63%-42,845-13.15%325,848Lamar6,17485.83%97813.60%410.57%5,19672.24%7,193Lauderdale31,72171.54%11,91526.87%7031.59%19,80644.67%44,339Lawrence12,32276.86%3,56222.22%1470.92%8,76054.64%16,031Lee42,22159.09%27,86038.99%1,3681.91%14,36120.10%71,449Limestone34,64070.36%13,67227.77%9231.87%20,96842.59%49,235Lowndes1,83626.86%4,97272.74%270.40%-3,136-45.88%6,835Macon1,54117.67%7,10881.49%740.85%-5,567-63.82%8,723Madison102,78052.77%87,28644.82%4,7012.41%15,4947.96%194,767Marengo5,34349.02%5,48850.35%690.63%-145-1.33%10,900Marion12,20588.40%1,46310.60%1391.01%10,74277.80%13,807Marshall33,19183.70%5,94314.99%5211.31%27,24868.71%39,655Mobile101,24355.27%79,47443.39%2,4471.34%21,76911.88%183,164Monroe6,14757.62%4,45541.76%660.62%1,69215.86%10,668Montgomery33,31133.60%64,52965.09%1,2991.31%-31,218-31.49%99,139Morgan39,66473.83%13,23424.63%8241.53%26,43049.20%53,722Perry1,33925.60%3,86073.80%310.59%-2,521-48.20%5,230Pickens5,59457.86%4,02241.60%520.54%1,57216.26%9,668Pike8,04258.10%5,63640.72%1631.18%2,40617.38%13,841Randolph8,55978.98%2,20320.33%750.69%6,35658.65%10,837Russell9,86446.25%11,22852.64%2371.11%-1,364-6.40%21,329Shelby79,70069.33%33,26828.94%1,9821.72%46,43240.39%114,950St. Clair36,16681.38%7,74417.43%5311.19%28,42263.95%44,441Sumter1,59825.40%4,64873.88%450.72%-3,050-48.48%6,291Talladega22,23562.35%13,13836.84%2900.81%9,09725.51%35,663Tallapoosa14,96371.28%5,85927.91%1690.81%9,10443.37%20,991Tuscaloosa51,11756.69%37,76541.88%1,2901.43%13,35214.81%90,172Walker26,00283.42%4,83415.51%3341.07%21,16867.91%31,170Washington6,56473.95%2,25825.44%540.61%4,30648.51%8,876Wilcox1,83331.05%4,04868.58%220.37%-2,215-37.52%5,903Winston10,19590.35%9748.63%1151.02%9,22181.72%11,284Totals1,441,17062.03%849,62436.57%32,4881.40%591,54625.46%2,323,282
By congressional district Trump won six of seven congressional districts. Trump's 81.1% in Alabama's 4th district was his best showing of any congressional district in the nation. District Trump Biden Electedrepresentative 64% 35%Jerry Carl 64% 35%Barry Moore 65% 33%Mike Rogers 81% 18%Robert Aderholt 62% 36%Mo Brooks 67% 31%Gary Palmer 28% 71%Terri Sewell
Analysis A socially conservative Bible Belt state, Alabama has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election starting in 1980, and has done so by double-digit margins in all of them except 1980, 1992, and 1996. Most analysts expected the state to be uncompetitive.
Biden only won Jefferson County and 12 counties in the Black Belt; Trump won all other counties.