Alabama State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-017
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
1,363.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.94 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marion County742.34 sq mi54.5%100.0%
Lamar County604.85 sq mi44.4%100.0%
Winston County16.02 sq mi1.2%2.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hamilton city38.06 sq mi2.8%100.0%
Hackleburg town15.27 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Guin city14.98 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Winfield city13.83 sq mi1.0%77.8%
Bear Creek town13.63 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Brilliant town10.59 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Sulligent town7.83 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Haleyville city7.80 sq mi0.6%93.1%
Vernon town5.89 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Millport town5.49 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Beaverton town4.59 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Twin town3.38 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kennedy town3.09 sq mi0.2%96.7%
Gu-Win town1.87 sq mi0.1%96.4%
Detroit town1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glen Allen town1.06 sq mi0.1%16.3%

Showing all 16 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 448,495100.0%6.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,923
Active Voters
32,884 (89.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,411 (60.7%)181 (0.5%)6,708 (18.2%)
2021–202213,533 (36.7%)316 (0.9%)8,609 (23.3%)
2019–202021,179 (57.4%)1,150 (3.1%)9,606 (26.0%)
2017–201815,652 (42.4%)741 (2.0%)10,764 (29.2%)
2015–201618,248 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,041 (27.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,591 (34.1%)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
47,614 (± 231)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$49,161 (± $3,424)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,38821.8%
18 to 6427,10056.9%
65 and over10,12621.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9104.0%
White, not Hispanic41,64087.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,5555.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1070.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic370.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2762.7%

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
47,142
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,760

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic45,61896.8%
Hispanic1,5223.2%
White41,91588.9%
Black2,5565.4%
Asian860.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,98297.9%
Hispanic7832.1%
White33,36090.8%
Black2,1675.9%
Asian960.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3360.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races90.0%

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