Alabama State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-003
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
135.9 sq mi
Water Area
11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lauderdale County88.96 sq mi65.4%13.3%
Colbert County47.00 sq mi34.6%7.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Muscle Shoals city11.46 sq mi8.4%68.0%
Florence city9.31 sq mi6.8%34.4%
Tuscumbia city8.00 sq mi5.9%86.8%
Sheffield city6.95 sq mi5.1%99.5%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AL District 449,510100.0%6.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
35,651
Active Voters
30,597 (85.8%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,947 (56.0%)1,135 (3.2%)5,342 (15.0%)
2021–202212,118 (34.0%)1,627 (4.6%)6,036 (16.9%)
2019–202020,044 (56.2%)4,011 (11.3%)5,671 (15.9%)
2017–201815,365 (43.1%)2,543 (7.1%)4,906 (13.8%)
2015–201616,659 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,113 (25.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,455 (34.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/09/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
50,055 (± 1,302)
Median Age
38.0
Median Household Income
$50,484 (± $4,104)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,14420.3%
18 to 6430,22560.4%
65 and over9,68619.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,6375.3%
White, not Hispanic34,08868.1%
Black, not Hispanic10,74021.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3550.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3140.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8723.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
49,120
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,000

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic47,12395.9%
Hispanic1,9994.1%
White34,18569.6%
Black10,88422.2%
Asian3010.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1700.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic37,96297.3%
Hispanic1,0332.6%
White28,34472.7%
Black8,79422.5%
Asian3570.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4201.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races630.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).