Alabama State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-sd-003
State
Alabama
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
719.9 sq mi
Water Area
41.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Morgan County579.67 sq mi80.5%100.0%
Limestone County108.44 sq mi15.1%19.2%
Madison County28.29 sq mi3.9%3.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Decatur city54.36 sq mi7.6%99.6%
Huntsville city54.01 sq mi7.5%24.0%
Hartselle city16.61 sq mi2.3%99.5%
Priceville city5.88 sq mi0.8%91.4%
Madison city5.21 sq mi0.7%17.0%
Trinity city4.96 sq mi0.7%97.6%
Eva town4.27 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Falkville town3.78 sq mi0.5%88.6%
Somerville town3.43 sq mi0.5%98.9%
Triana city2.80 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Athens city1.02 sq mi0.1%2.4%
Mooresville town0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 12 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 5150,083100.0%20.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,287
Active Voters
100,267 (88.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202469,276 (61.2%)2,597 (2.3%)18,305 (16.2%)
2021–202239,564 (34.9%)2,680 (2.4%)21,502 (19.0%)
2019–202063,581 (56.1%)9,494 (8.4%)22,298 (19.7%)
2017–201848,496 (42.8%)5,060 (4.5%)21,660 (19.1%)
2015–201653,127 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,870 (22.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,692 (33.3%)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
153,876 (± 1,756)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$76,534 (± $2,873)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,26022.9%
18 to 6493,17660.6%
65 and over25,44016.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,2089.9%
White, not Hispanic105,67668.7%
Black, not Hispanic24,05815.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9691.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5270.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6920.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,7223.7%

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
148,002
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
113,462

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic137,31492.8%
Hispanic10,6837.2%
White106,23171.8%
Black24,35516.5%
Asian1,5141.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5280.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races3200.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic108,19195.4%
Hispanic5,2724.6%
White85,25675.1%
Black19,26317.0%
Asian1,5061.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2662.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races1520.1%

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