Alabama State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-sd-006
State
Alabama
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
1,991.4 sq mi
Water Area
77.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lawrence County690.68 sq mi34.7%100.0%
Franklin County633.92 sq mi31.8%100.0%
Colbert County592.95 sq mi29.8%100.0%
Limestone County73.82 sq mi3.7%13.1%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Athens city19.91 sq mi1.0%47.6%
Muscle Shoals city16.80 sq mi0.8%99.6%
Russellville city13.41 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Red Bay city9.75 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Tuscumbia city9.22 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sheffield city6.95 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Moulton city5.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Littleville town4.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Vina town4.80 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Phil Campbell town4.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hodges town4.13 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Courtland town2.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Town Creek town2.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cherokee town2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leighton town2.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hillsboro town1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hatton CDP1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belgreen CDP1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Spruce Pine CDP0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North Courtland town0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Trinity city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 21 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 489,34061.3%12.4%61.6%
AL District 556,34438.7%7.9%38.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
106,685
Active Voters
95,148 (89.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202464,578 (60.5%)2,462 (2.3%)20,570 (19.3%)
2021–202239,982 (37.5%)3,555 (3.3%)22,900 (21.5%)
2019–202061,491 (57.6%)8,577 (8.0%)21,337 (20.0%)
2017–201846,200 (43.3%)6,563 (6.2%)18,797 (17.6%)
2015–201651,414 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201428,404 (26.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,135 (34.8%)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
148,296 (± 1,589)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$59,389 (± $2,507)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,95522.2%
18 to 6487,83359.2%
65 and over27,50818.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,9408.7%
White, not Hispanic108,39873.1%
Black, not Hispanic17,94512.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6290.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3940.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2430.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,7144.5%

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
144,150
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
111,730

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic135,15193.8%
Hispanic8,9976.2%
White109,16975.7%
Black18,05712.5%
Asian5030.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3951.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.0%
Two or More Races5820.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic107,21096.0%
Hispanic4,5194.0%
White87,12578.0%
Black15,63214.0%
Asian6660.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,6793.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.0%
Two or More Races1590.1%

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