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 ALABAMA

C3P1t31= Hontgouery Congressional Districts: 7 1970 Pepulation: 3.444.165 Counties: 67 , National Rank: 21 Voting Precincts: 1,323 1970 Per Capita Incene: $2,828 1972 Convention Delegates: 37 National Rank: 49 1972 Electoral Votes: 9 xx: otszce HOLDERS __- Year First Elected to % Rene Party Elected Present Term Vote 0.5. Senator John J. Sparkman D 1946 1972 62.7% 0.5. Senater Jane: 3. Allen D 1968 1968 78.0 Governor George C. ﬂallace D 1970 1970 74.5 Lt. Governor Jere Beesey D 1970 1970 71.3 Secretary of State Hrs. Mabel Amos D 1966 1970 85.7 Attorney General Killian Baxley D 1970 1970 82.2 LEOIsLATIVE COMPOSITION 932223333 Re blicans Congressional Delegation 4 3 State Senate 33 0 (2 vacancies) State House 100 2 (4 vacancies) POPULATION ' 1970 Population: 3,444,165 Ethnic and Racial: Urban: 58.4% White: 75.41 Rural: 41.6$ Black: 26.40 Age: 18-20: 198,000 (18 9‘) Other: .2% 21-24: 231,000 ' Median Age: 27,0 25-44: 815.000 (35.8%) Median Voting Age: 42.8 45-64: 696,000 (30.6‘] White Collar: 40.6% 65o: 334,000 (14.7%) Blue Collar: 42.7% VOTER REGISTRATION Democrats L Rezublicans L Others L jot—ﬂ . ' 1,763,845 PRESIDENTIAL VOTES 1972 Nixon 7 McGovern Engigg 19“ "m" 146.92: (15.0%) ﬁggggziy 142.435 (15.0%) 691 42 . 1964 Johnson 1 s ‘71 0"

Goldwater 479 ass (70 0%] 1960 Kennedy 313,303 (57.0%)

Nixon 237,913 (43.0%)

‘210.733 votes were cast for democratic electors not pledged to Johnson.