Alabama State House District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-045
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
156.6 sq mi
Water Area
3.58 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Shelby County97.11 sq mi62.0%12.4%
Jefferson County40.06 sq mi25.6%3.6%
St. Clair County19.47 sq mi12.4%3.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vandiver CDP20.30 sq mi13.0%99.9%
Leeds city18.80 sq mi12.0%82.4%
Dunnavant CDP18.76 sq mi12.0%97.4%
Chelsea city10.81 sq mi6.9%33.2%
Irondale city8.11 sq mi5.2%46.8%
Birmingham city6.83 sq mi4.4%4.6%
Sterrett CDP5.06 sq mi3.2%22.1%
Shoal Creek CDP5.04 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Pelham city3.24 sq mi2.1%8.4%
Highland Lakes CDP2.78 sq mi1.8%74.0%
Hoover city2.48 sq mi1.6%5.0%
Moody city1.76 sq mi1.1%7.2%
Westover town0.92 sq mi0.6%4.6%
Vestavia Hills city0.28 sq mi0.2%1.4%
Mountain Brook city0.03 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 15 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 641,67691.0%5.8%87.6%
AL District 34,1109.0%0.6%12.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
38,505
Active Voters
33,183 (86.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,149 (65.3%)1,278 (3.3%)6,933 (18.0%)
2021–202215,964 (41.5%)1,179 (3.1%)8,004 (20.8%)
2019–202024,910 (64.7%)3,982 (10.3%)8,409 (21.8%)
2017–201819,586 (50.9%)2,077 (5.4%)6,694 (17.4%)
2015–201618,670 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,513 (19.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,067 (33.9%)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
48,370 (± 2,361)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$100,986 (± $8,768)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,07022.9%
18 to 6428,37158.7%
65 and over8,92918.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,6367.5%
White, not Hispanic37,56677.7%
Black, not Hispanic5,25110.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3190.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic420.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic930.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4583.0%

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
46,746
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,758

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,27594.7%
Hispanic2,4695.3%
White37,87481.0%
Black5,10210.9%
Asian2650.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.1%
Two or More Races1540.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,68097.0%
Hispanic1,0803.0%
White29,64482.9%
Black4,41412.3%
Asian3781.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2050.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.1%
Two or More Races710.2%

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