Alabama State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-059
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
56.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County56.31 sq mi100.0%5.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Birmingham city25.56 sq mi45.4%17.4%
Tarrant city6.37 sq mi11.3%100.0%
Fultondale city5.83 sq mi10.4%48.1%
Pinson city1.92 sq mi3.4%16.0%
Center Point city1.49 sq mi2.7%24.0%
Gardendale city1.05 sq mi1.9%4.5%

Showing all 6 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 737,27980.3%5.2%74.5%
AL District 69,16119.7%1.3%25.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
29,833
Active Voters
26,630 (89.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,626 (52.4%)3,934 (13.2%)857 (2.9%)
2021–20229,907 (33.2%)3,962 (13.3%)930 (3.1%)
2019–202016,502 (55.3%)7,444 (25.0%)1,159 (3.9%)
2017–201813,861 (46.5%)4,698 (15.7%)757 (2.5%)
2015–201611,154 (37.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,755 (12.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,509 (28.5%)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
41,565 (± 2,521)
Median Age
39.0
Median Household Income
$44,940 (± $4,653)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,44825.1%
18 to 6424,31658.5%
65 and over6,80116.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,0429.7%
White, not Hispanic6,85316.5%
Black, not Hispanic30,06872.3%
Asian, not Hispanic940.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic290.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1140.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3570.9%

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
39,748
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,509

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,42994.2%
Hispanic2,3175.8%
White6,99117.6%
Black30,17875.9%
Asian840.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,84297.7%
Hispanic6652.3%
White6,35221.5%
Black22,30775.6%
Asian1000.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native700.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races100.0%

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