United States presidential election in Alabama, 2016 (New Johannson Scenario)



The 2016 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Alabama was won by Governor John C. Dickenson (D-Georgia), running with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, with 51.33 percent of the popular vote, against incumbent President Edward H. Johannson (R-Minnesota), running with Vice President Neel Kashkari, with 48.49 percent of the popular vote. Dickenson won Alabama by a margin of 2.84%, making it his second-closest state win after South Carolina.

President Johannson was able to keep the state close by performing very strongly in the predominantly African-American Black Belt, and by winning five of the state's ten most populous counties-Jefferson County (Birmingham), Mobile County (Mobile), Montgomery County (Montgomery), Shelby County (Columbiana), and Baldwin County (Bay Minette). He carried Baldwin County with more than 60% of the vote. Ultimately, Dickenson was able to hold onto Alabama's electoral votes through wide victories in Madison County (Huntsville), Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa), and Lee County (Auburn), and by sweeping the predominantly white Appalachian counties of Northern Alabama with percentages above his statewide average.