Counties in Alabama

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.

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Counties[edit]

County government[edit]

Click the link below for information about the county government in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:

Full list of counties[edit]

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 67 counties, 462 cities, towns, and villages, and 541 special districts.[1]


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties[edit]

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections[edit]

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

2021[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Alabama

Counties[edit]

A guide to local ballot initiatives
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Counties have very limited powers of initiative and referendum for the establishment or repeal of certain ordinances and powers that are established in State Code 11-3A. These powers are restricted to issues of Public Health and Safety only to include:

(1) Abatement of weeds as a public nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60.

(2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127, control of animals and animal nuisances.
(3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b) of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision (4) of Section 22-27-2.
(4) Junkyard control of areas which create a public nuisance because of an accumulation of items described in the definition of a junkyard under Section 11-80-10.
(5) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127, abatement of noise, unsanitary sewage, or pollution creating a public nuisance as defined in Sections 6-5-120 and 6-5-121.[2][3]

Municipalities[edit]

Any municipality with the Optional Form A of government is granted authority for Initiative and Referendum. However, there are no cities using this form of government so this provision is not applicable.[4]

Notably, Birmingham, which is the only city under the Mayor-Council form of government pursuant to the Mayor Council Act of 1955, has the powers of Initiative and Referendum, requiring signatures equaling 10 percent of qualified voters.[4]


See also[edit]

Alabama Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links[edit]

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