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List of All Alabama State Senate Districts. Map Key. District Number. Representative. Party Affiliation. Year Elected. District 1. Tim Melson.
- Background
- District Maps
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from Alabama Alabama comprises seven congressional districts. To access the congressional district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here. The table below lists Alabama's current House representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: Alabama State Senate and Alabama House of Representatives Alabama comprises 35 state Senate districts and 105 state House districts. State senators are elected every four years in partisan elections. State representatives are elected every four years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Alabama state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature r...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of Alabama ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measure(s) relating to redistricting in Alabama. 1. Alabama Senate Districts, Amendment 6 (1951) 2. Alabama County Abolition, Amendment 18 (1957)
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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List of All Districts; Map Key District Number Representative Party Affiliation Year Elected
May 13, 2024 · The number of Senate Districts (35) and House Districts (105) constituting the Alabama Legislature is established by Article IV, Section 50, Constitution of Alabama.
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NameSourceUploadedUS Census Bureau12/17/20US Census Bureau12/17/20US Census Bureau12/17/20US Census Bureau12/17/20Oct 26, 2021 · The committee proposed reapportioning each of the Alabama State Senate districts to an ideal district population of 143,551, but in actuality the proposed new Senate districts vary from a low of 136,395 to a high of 150,708.
The state legislative plans (HB 2 for state House districts, SB 1 for state Senate districts) were passed on November 3, 2021 and signed by the Governor on November 4, 2021. Multiple legal challenges were filed against the congressional plan, the first on November 4, 2021.
