Alabama State Senate District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-sd-018
State
Alabama
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
018
Land Area
64.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.08 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State Senate District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County64.64 sq mi100.0%5.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Birmingham city53.44 sq mi82.7%36.3%
Homewood city4.44 sq mi6.9%53.8%
Hoover city2.74 sq mi4.2%5.5%
Irondale city1.89 sq mi2.9%10.9%
Mountain Brook city0.20 sq mi0.3%1.6%
Bessemer city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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 7136,48798.8%19.0%98.6%
AL District 61,6591.2%0.2%1.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
99,142
Active Voters
82,237 (82.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202452,551 (53.0%)12,056 (12.2%)3,887 (3.9%)
2021–202233,569 (33.9%)12,508 (12.6%)4,746 (4.8%)
2019–202056,064 (56.5%)25,326 (25.5%)4,329 (4.4%)
2017–201846,964 (47.4%)14,939 (15.1%)3,454 (3.5%)
2015–201635,344 (35.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,405 (10.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201224,633 (24.8%)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
140,772 (± 3,916)
Median Age
33.9
Median Household Income
$48,893 (± $2,303)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,07518.5%
18 to 6494,41067.1%
65 and over20,28714.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,1695.8%
White, not Hispanic51,06336.3%
Black, not Hispanic73,73952.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3,7032.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1070.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1720.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic8280.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9912.1%

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
133,902
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
108,527

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic129,36096.6%
Hispanic4,5433.4%
White51,45238.4%
Black73,02554.5%
Asian2,3321.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1180.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1630.1%
Two or More Races7070.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic106,29597.9%
Hispanic2,2302.1%
White44,41740.9%
Black58,66354.1%
Asian2,0681.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5600.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1400.1%
Two or More Races6070.6%

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