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Alabama

The Lower South · in the Union from 1822 · seceded 1861 · 473,674 souls (1860 census)

1860 President1860 Senate1860 House

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Alabama · left-bloc shareseceded0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501824: left bloc 75.1%1828: left bloc 58.2%1832: left bloc 56.9%1836: left bloc 58.2%1840: left bloc 61.7%1844: left bloc 38.7%1848: left bloc 67.3%1852: left bloc 73.7%1856: left bloc 64.0%1860: left bloc 0.0%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Alabama · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Alabama · party controloutside the union161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteRadLibLib1816 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · President No race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 75.1% Francis S. Key · Nat — 24.9%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Andrew Jackson · Rad — 58.2% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 41.8%1830 · President Radical — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 56.9% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 43.1%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 58.2% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 41.8%1838 · President Liberal — held — no race1840 · President Sam Houston · Lib — 61.7% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 38.3%1842 · President Liberal — held — no race1844 · President James Buchanan · UC — 46.4% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 38.7% Daniel Webster · Nat — 14.9%1846 · President Union Conservative — held — no race1848 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 67.3% James A. Pearce · Nat — 32.7%1850 · President Liberal — held — no race1852 · President Samuel Houston · Lib — 73.7% James A. Pearce · Nat — 26.3%1854 · President Liberal — held — no race1856 · President Preston Brooks · Lib — 64.0% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 36.0% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · President Liberal — held — no race1860 · President Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 67.3% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 32.7% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 0.0%1862 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · President Outside the Union — seceded 1861GovernorAdmRadLib1816 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 45.1% National · Nat — 24.7% Republican · Rep — 24.5% Tory · Tory — 5.7%1824 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 44.8% Republican · Rep — 27.4% National · Nat — 22.0% Tory · Tory — 5.8%1828 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Governor Radical · Rad — 48.5% National · Nat — 29.0% Whig · Whig — 22.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1832 · Governor Radical — held — no race1834 · Governor Radical · Rad — 43.1% National · Nat — 32.0% Whig · Whig — 19.0% Tory · Tory — 5.9%1836 · Governor Radical — held — no race1838 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 72.0% National · Nat — 28.0%1840 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1842 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 64.5% National · Nat — 35.5%1844 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1846 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1848 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1850 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1852 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1854 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 60.8% National · Nat — 32.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 7.3%1856 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor Pro-Administration — 55.2% — Confederation Anti-Administration — opposition1864 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 1RadLib1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · Senate seat 1 No race1824 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 44.7% Republican · Rep — 34.3% National · Nat — 21.0% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 48.8% National · Nat — 29.4% Whig · Whig — 16.4% Tory · Tory — 5.3%1830 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 53.3% National · Nat — 21.9% Whig · Whig — 20.9% Tory · Tory — 3.9%1834 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 65.0% National · Nat — 35.0%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 64.5% National · Nat — 35.5%1842 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 74.7% National · Nat — 25.3%1846 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 71.8% National · Nat — 28.2%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 67.4% National · Nat — 32.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 59.5% National · Nat — 40.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.4%1858 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1862 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 2AdmRadLib1816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 43.3% Republican · Rep — 32.7% National · Nat — 24.0% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1824 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 40.5% Republican · Rep — 28.3% National · Nat — 24.9% Tory · Tory — 6.3%1828 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 53.8% National · Nat — 30.6% Whig · Whig — 15.1% Tory · Tory — 0.5%1832 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 47.2% National · Nat — 28.3% Whig · Whig — 23.1% Tory · Tory — 1.4%1836 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 63.7% National · Nat — 36.3%1840 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 57.2% National · Nat — 42.8%1844 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 66.2% National · Nat — 33.8%1848 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 67.7% National · Nat — 32.4%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 72.0% National · Nat — 28.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 99.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.6%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 1861House delegationLib1816 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Republican — 1 seat · 50%1824 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Republican — 1 seat · 50%1826 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Republican — 1 seat · 50%1828 · House Radical — 1 seat · 50% National — 1 seat · 50%1830 · House Radical — 1 seat · 50% National — 1 seat · 50%1832 · House Radical — 2 seats · 67% National — 1 seat · 33%1834 · House Whig — 1 seat · 33% Radical — 1 seat · 33% National — 1 seat · 33%1836 · House Liberal — 2 seats · 67% National — 1 seat · 33%1838 · House Liberal — 2 seats · 67% National — 1 seat · 33%1840 · House Liberal — 2 seats · 67% National — 1 seat · 33%1842 · House Liberal — 3 seats · 60% National — 2 seats · 40%1844 · House Liberal — 4 seats · 80% National — 1 seat · 20%1846 · House Liberal — 3 seats · 60% National — 2 seats · 40%1848 · House Liberal — 4 seats · 80% National — 1 seat · 20%1850 · House Liberal — 3 seats · 60% National — 2 seats · 40%1852 · House Liberal — 3 seats · 60% National — 2 seats · 40%1854 · House Liberal — 4 seats · 80% National — 1 seat · 20%1856 · House Liberal — 3 seats · 60% National — 2 seats · 40%1858 · House National — 5 seats · 100%1860 · House National — 5 seats · 100%1862 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · House Outside the Union — seceded 1861State legislatureRadLib1816 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611818 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611820 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611822 · Legislature Admissionist — 11 seats · 44% Republican — 8 seats · 32% National — 6 seats · 24%1824 · Legislature Admissionist — 11 seats · 44% Republican — 9 seats · 36% National — 5 seats · 20%1826 · Legislature Admissionist — 10 seats · 40% Republican — 7 seats · 28% National — 6 seats · 24% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1828 · Legislature Radical — 13 seats · 52% National — 7 seats · 28% Whig — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1830 · Legislature Radical — 13 seats · 52% National — 8 seats · 32% Whig — 4 seats · 16%1832 · Legislature Radical — 13 seats · 54% Whig — 5 seats · 21% National — 5 seats · 21% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1834 · Legislature Radical — 12 seats · 48% National — 7 seats · 28% Whig — 6 seats · 24%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1838 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1840 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1842 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1844 · Legislature Liberal — 19 seats · 76% National — 6 seats · 24%1846 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1848 · Legislature Liberal — 18 seats · 72% National — 7 seats · 28%1850 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 18 seats · 72% National — 7 seats · 28%1856 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1858 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1860 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1862 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 1861

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

  • Radical (Rad)
  • Admissionist (Adm)
  • Liberal (Lib)
  • Whig (Whig)
  • Republican (Rep)
  • Union Conservative (UC)
  • National (Nat)
  • Tory (Tory)
  • Southern National (SN)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.

Seceded in 1861; no Union offices were contested here in between.

The 1862 Confederation races appear in their administration blocs, coloured by the emblem each ran under.