Alabama State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-sd-015
State
Alabama
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
379.3 sq mi
Water Area
10.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Shelby County296.96 sq mi78.3%37.8%
Jefferson County82.36 sq mi21.7%7.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chelsea city23.31 sq mi6.1%71.4%
Sterrett CDP22.92 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Harpersville town21.29 sq mi5.6%96.8%
Leeds city20.32 sq mi5.4%89.1%
Vandiver CDP20.31 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Vincent town20.01 sq mi5.3%97.3%
Westover town19.47 sq mi5.1%98.2%
Dunnavant CDP19.26 sq mi5.1%100.0%
Birmingham city18.67 sq mi4.9%12.7%
Pelham city17.16 sq mi4.5%44.3%
Mountain Brook city12.54 sq mi3.3%97.7%
Vestavia Hills city9.38 sq mi2.5%46.8%
Hoover city6.15 sq mi1.6%12.4%
Trussville city5.80 sq mi1.5%16.3%
Shoal Creek CDP5.04 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Irondale city5.00 sq mi1.3%28.9%
Highland Lakes CDP3.82 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Brook Highland CDP2.29 sq mi0.6%83.2%
Eagle Point CDP2.21 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Meadowbrook CDP0.81 sq mi0.2%18.7%
Homewood city0.65 sq mi0.2%7.8%
Alabaster city0.22 sq mi0.1%0.8%
Wilsonville town0.07 sq mi<0.1%0.6%

Showing all 23 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 6132,82796.5%18.5%99.6%
AL District 74,7873.5%0.7%0.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
114,215
Active Voters
97,745 (85.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202475,574 (66.2%)3,336 (2.9%)20,316 (17.8%)
2021–202246,979 (41.1%)2,853 (2.5%)23,535 (20.6%)
2019–202074,390 (65.1%)11,919 (10.4%)23,951 (21.0%)
2017–201859,488 (52.1%)5,998 (5.3%)18,558 (16.2%)
2015–201654,857 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,072 (18.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,691 (33.0%)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
135,352 (± 3,367)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$112,275 (± $5,191)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,28323.1%
18 to 6478,23757.8%
65 and over25,83219.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,5945.6%
White, not Hispanic108,56880.2%
Black, not Hispanic11,8768.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,6762.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic970.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic730.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5040.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9642.9%

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
132,016
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
100,903

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic126,23695.6%
Hispanic5,7764.4%
White109,48282.9%
Black12,1179.2%
Asian2,0831.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander750.1%
Two or More Races2610.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic98,19197.3%
Hispanic2,7132.7%
White85,25884.5%
Black10,58610.5%
Asian1,6071.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6170.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander750.1%
Two or More Races1550.2%

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