2020 Alabama General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Alabama 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

President Donald Trump received 1,434,159 (63%) votes beating VP Joseph Biden who gained 843,473 (37%) by 599,686 votes in Alabama.                                        

President Trump won 54 counties out of the 67 counties that make up Alabama. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 13 counties.  

2020 AL Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, President Trump won 56 counties in a 3 way match up. VP Biden trailed behind him winning 11 counties with Senator Sanders winning nothing in Alabama Primary.

2020 AL Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is 8% increase for VP Biden and an 8% decrease for President Trump. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 557,408 for Biden and 738,690 for Trump at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Jefferson, Madison and Mobile), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Jefferson, which is the biggest county voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 42k vote advantage out of that county. However, other large counties like Madison and Mobile gave President Trump a 37k vote advantage. Combined with the fact that he won many more counties, it was enough for him to gain an upper hand in the State of Alabama.


Related References: 2020 Alabama Primary Election Story, 2016 Alabama Primary Election Story, 2012 Alabama Primary Election Story