Alabama State Senate District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-sd-020
State
Alabama
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
139.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.33 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State Senate District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County139.11 sq mi100.0%12.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Birmingham city57.91 sq mi41.6%39.4%
Fultondale city11.73 sq mi8.4%96.7%
Irondale city10.37 sq mi7.5%59.9%
Tarrant city6.37 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Center Point city6.21 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Forestdale CDP5.82 sq mi4.2%86.3%
Pinson city5.32 sq mi3.8%44.6%
Clay city2.96 sq mi2.1%26.2%
Grayson Valley CDP1.91 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Trussville city1.56 sq mi1.1%4.4%
Gardendale city1.08 sq mi0.8%4.7%
Adamsville city0.71 sq mi0.5%2.7%
Brookside town0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 13 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 788,64263.8%12.3%64.4%
AL District 650,34536.2%7.0%35.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
95,127
Active Voters
84,657 (89.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202453,019 (55.7%)12,034 (12.7%)4,186 (4.4%)
2021–202233,565 (35.3%)12,659 (13.3%)4,544 (4.8%)
2019–202055,158 (58.0%)23,713 (24.9%)5,353 (5.6%)
2017–201846,347 (48.7%)14,819 (15.6%)3,507 (3.7%)
2015–201637,487 (39.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,755 (13.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201227,976 (29.4%)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
134,073 (± 4,296)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$54,865 (± $2,563)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,90225.3%
18 to 6478,03858.2%
65 and over22,13316.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,5736.4%
White, not Hispanic32,74024.4%
Black, not Hispanic87,60265.3%
Asian, not Hispanic9880.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic650.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6830.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,3742.5%

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
129,902
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
96,438

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic124,63895.9%
Hispanic5,2664.1%
White33,11025.5%
Black88,25567.9%
Asian6550.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native700.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races2090.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic94,73998.2%
Hispanic1,7031.8%
White28,75829.8%
Black64,98567.4%
Asian5310.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4020.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races1570.2%

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