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2022 population: 726,993
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 267,186 | 36.75% | |
| Black: | 408,928 | 56.25% | |
| Indian: | 821 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 8,726 | 1.20% | |
| 2+ races: | 13,738 | 1.89% | |
| Hispanic: | 25,384 | 3.49% | |
| Total non-White: | 459,807 | 63.25% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 347,160 | |
| Median Value | $140,200 | |
| Occupied | 276,421 | 79.6% |
| Vacant | 70,739 | 20.4% |
| Owned | 164,614 | 59.6% |
| Rented | 111,807 | 40.4% |
| Median Rent | $928 | |
| Single-Family Units | 224,760 | 64.7% |
| Detached | 219,625 | 63.3% |
| Attached | 5,135 | 1.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 62,130 | 17.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 36,672 | 10.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 25,897 | 9.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 21,048 | 7.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 17,230 | 6.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 16,699 | 6.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,066 | 5.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,952 | 5.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,598 | 4.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,778 | 4.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,823 | 4.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,654 | 7.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 25,546 | 9.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 28,895 | 10.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 17,843 | 6.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 13,496 | 4.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13,898 | 5.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 10,998 | 4.0% |
| Median Household Income | 46,429 | |
| Per Capita Income | 27,385 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 25,921 | 9.4% |
| Public Assistance | 8,189 | 3.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 57,493 | 20.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 276,022 | 60.7% |
| Unemployed | 22,643 | 5.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 952 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 299,617 | 65.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 155,248 | 34.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 39.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 106,572 | 97,837 | 52.1% |
| Non-Profit | 6,501 | 16,299 | 28.5% |
| Self-Employed | 13,796 | 8,459 | 62.0% |
| Local Government | 7,266 | 13,649 | 34.7% |
| State Government | 10,344 | 14,044 | 42.4% |
| Federal Government | 3,034 | 5,163 | 37.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 120,368 | 106,296 | 53.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 27,145 | 49,155 | 35.6% |
| Total | 147,513 | 155,451 | 48.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 17.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 35,336 | 11.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 63,114 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 65,482 | 21.6% |
| Service Occupations | 55,619 | 18.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,379 | 0.5% |
| All others | 83,745 | 27.6% |
| White Collar | 54.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 41,839 | 13.8% |
| Retail trade | 36,051 | 11.9% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,699 | 10.8% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 24,607 | 8.1% |
| Construction | 17,444 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 15,037 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 14,356 | 4.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,012 | 4.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 12,571 | 4.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 10,959 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,504 | 1.8% |
| Information | 3,432 | 1.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,511 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 15,062 | 2.07% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,761 | 0.24% |
| Cuban | 763 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 439 | 0.06% |
| Total Central American | 3,461 | 0.48% |
| Costa Rican | 29 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 1,593 | 0.22% |
| Honduran | 817 | 0.11% |
| Nicaraguan | 75 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 186 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 761 | 0.10% |
| Total South American | 1,520 | 0.21% |
| Argentinean | 248 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 4 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 245 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 287 | 0.04% |
| Ecuadorian | 6 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 10 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 297 | 0.04% |
| Venezuelan | 423 | 0.06% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,378 | 0.33% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 2,775 | 0.38% |
| Chinese | 2,548 | 0.35% |
| Vietnamese | 1,044 | 0.14% |
| Filipino | 628 | 0.09% |
| Korean | 592 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 255 | 0.04% |
| Bangladeshi | 190 | 0.03% |
| Thai | 51 | 0.01% |
| Taiwanese | 37 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 652,750 | 95.5% |
| Spanish | 18,710 | 2.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,236 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 2,015 | 0.3% |
| Other | 1,498 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,186 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 1,009 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 833 | 0.1% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 664 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 89,977 | 12.4% |
| English | 39,798 | 5.5% |
| Irish | 29,405 | 4.0% |
| German | 24,074 | 3.3% |
| Scottish | 8,892 | 1.2% |
| African | 8,081 | 1.1% |
| Italian | 7,877 | 1.1% |
| European | 6,578 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,451 | 0.7% |
| French | 5,094 | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 2,332 | 0.3% |
| Polish | 2,294 | 0.3% |
| British | 2,291 | 0.3% |
| Welsh | 1,837 | 0.3% |
| Swedish | 1,216 | 0.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 711,858 | 97.9% |
| Not a citizen | 15,135 | 2.1% |
| Native | 704,883 | 97.0% |
| Foreign-born | 22,110 | 3.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,022 | 3.6% | 45,283 | 9.5% | 157,138 | 33.0% | 142,775 | 30.0% | 68,655 | 14.4% | 44,855 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,022 | 3.6% |
| 9-12 Years | 45,283 | 9.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 157,138 | 33.0% |
| Some College | 142,775 | 30.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 68,655 | 14.4% |
| Grad Degree | 44,855 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 123,233 | 63.5% | Beatrice Nichols (R) | 67,416 | 34.8% | 3,291 | 1.7% | 193,940 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 225,742 | 97.2% | 6,589 | 2.8% | 232,331 | |||
| 2018-11-06 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 185,010 | 97.8% | 4,153 | 2.2% | 189,163 | |||
| 2016-11-08 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 229,330 | 98.4% | 3,698 | 1.6% | 233,028 | |||
| 2014-11-04 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 133,687 | 98.4% | 2,212 | 1.6% | 135,899 | |||
| 2012-11-06 | AL07 | Terri Sewell* (D) | 232,520 | 75.8% | Don Chamberlain (R) | 73,835 | 24.1% | 203 | 0.1% | 306,558 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | AL07 | Terri Sewell (D) | 136,696 | 72.4% | Don Chamberlain (R) | 51,890 | 27.5% | 138 | 0.1% | 188,724 |
| 2008-11-04 | AL07 | Artur Davis* (D) | 228,518 | 98.6% | 3,183 | 1.4% | 231,701 | |||
| 2006-11-07 | AL07 | Artur Davis* (D) | 133,870 | 99.0% | 1,294 | 1.0% | 135,164 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | AL07 | Artur Davis* (D) | 183,408 | 75.0% | Steve Cameron (R) | 61,019 | 24.9% | 211 | 0.1% | 244,638 |
| 2002-11-05 | AL07 | Artur Davis (D) | 153,735 | 92.4% | Lauren McCay (Libertarian) | 12,100 | 7.3% | 474 | 0.3% | 166,309 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | AL07 | Earl Hilliard* (D) | 148,243 | 74.6% | Ed Martin (R) | 46,134 | 23.2% | 4,256 | 2.1% | 198,633 |
| 1998-11-03 | AL07 | Earl Hilliard* (D) | 136,431 | 98.0% | 2,750 | 2.0% | 139,181 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | AL07 | Earl Hilliard* (D) | 136,651 | 71.1% | Joe Powell (R) | 52,142 | 27.1% | 3,320 | 1.7% | 192,113 |
| 1994-11-08 | AL07 | Earl Hilliard* (D) | 116,150 | 76.9% | Alfred Middleton (R) | 34,814 | 23.0% | 153 | 0.1% | 151,117 |
| 1992-11-03 | AL07 | Earl Hilliard (D) | 144,320 | 69.5% | Kervin Jones (R) | 36,086 | 17.4% | 27,367 | 13.2% | 207,773 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 27% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | AL07 | Claude Harris* (D) | 127,490 | 70.5% | Michael Barker (R) | 53,258 | 29.4% | 96 | 0.1% | 180,844 |
| 1988-11-08 | AL07 | Claude Harris* (D) | 136,074 | 67.7% | Jim Bacon (R) | 63,372 | 31.5% | 1,520 | 0.8% | 200,966 |
| 1986-11-04 | AL07 | Claude Harris (D) | 108,126 | 59.8% | Bill McFarland (R) | 72,777 | 40.2% | 7 | 0.0% | 180,910 |
| 1984-11-06 | AL07 | Richard Shelby* (D) | 135,834 | 96.8% | Charles Ewing (Libertarian) | 4,498 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 140,332 |
| 1982-11-02 | AL07 | Richard Shelby* (D) | 124,070 | 96.8% | James Jones (Libertarian) | 4,058 | 3.2% | 11 | 0.0% | 128,139 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | AL07 | Richard Shelby* (D) | 122,505 | 72.6% | Jim Bacon (R) | 43,320 | 25.7% | 2,979 | 1.8% | 168,804 |
| 1978-11-07 | AL07 | Richard Shelby (D) | 77,742 | 93.8% | James Scruggs (R) | 1,841 | 2.2% | 3,285 | 4.0% | 82,868 |
| 1976-11-02 | AL07 | Walter Flowers* (D) | 110,496 | 100.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 110,501 | |||
| 1974-11-04 | AL07 | Walter Flowers* (D) | 73,203 | 91.0% | Frank Walls (C) | 5,175 | 6.4% | 2,090 | 2.6% | 80,468 |
| 1972-11-07 | AL07 | Walter Flowers* (D) | 95,060 | 84.8% | Lewis Black (NDPA) | 15,703 | 14.0% | 1,278 | 1.1% | 112,041 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | AL05 | Walter Flowers* (D) | 78,368 | 75.9% | T.Y. Rogers (NDPA) | 24,863 | 24.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,231 |
| 1968-11-05 | AL05 | Walter Flowers (D) | 69,110 | 56.2% | William Branch (NDPA) | 28,040 | 22.8% | 25,735 | 20.9% | 122,885 |
| 1966-11-08 | AL05 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 68,486 | 100.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 68,491 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | AL05 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 42,784 | 53.0% | Robert French (R) | 37,960 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,744 |
| 1960-11-08 | AL06 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 23,245 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23,245 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | AL06 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 18,557 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,557 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | AL06 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 22,513 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,513 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | AL06 | Armistead Selden* (D) | 18,753 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,753 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | AL06 | Armistead Selden (D) | 24,058 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,058 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | AL06 | Edward deGraffenried* (D) | 11,709 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11,709 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | AL06 | Edward deGraffenried (D) | 13,968 | 82.3% | William Ivey (R) | 2,994 | 17.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 16,962 |
| 1946-11-05 | AL06 | Pete Jarman* (D) | 13,551 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13,551 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | AL06 | Pete Jarman* (D) | 14,561 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14,561 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | AL06 | Pete Jarman* (D) | 7,556 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,556 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | AL06 | Pete Jarman* (D) | 18,881 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,881 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | AL06 | Pete Jarman* (D) | 10,246 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,246 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | AL06 | Pete Jarman (D) | 18,325 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,325 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 214,068 | 65.6% | Donald Trump* (R) | 109,612 | 33.6% | 2,525 | 0.8% | 326,205 | -28 | -13 | 14.04% | |
| 2020 | 57% | Joe Biden (D) | 210,707 | 70.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 84,559 | 28.4% | 2,169 | 0.7% | 297,435 | -34 | -18 | 12.80% |
| 2016 | 56% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 204,586 | 69.8% | Donald Trump (R) | 83,915 | 28.6% | 4,730 | 1.6% | 293,231 | -33 | -17 | 13.81% |
| 2012 | 60% | Barack Obama* (D) | 228,468 | 72.5% | Mitt Romney (R) | 85,106 | 27.0% | 1,480 | 0.5% | 315,054 | -34 | -20 | 15.19% |
| 2008 | 63% | Barack Obama (D) | 207,732 | 73.7% | John McCain (R) | 72,801 | 25.8% | 1,151 | 0.4% | 281,684 | -34 | -20 | 13.41% |
| 2004 | 54% | John Kerry (D) | 160,875 | 64.5% | George W. Bush* (R) | 88,433 | 35.4% | 233 | 0.1% | 249,541 | -27 | -15 | 13.25% |
| 2000 | 54% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 150,339 | 72.6% | George W. Bush (R) | 54,932 | 26.5% | 1,893 | 0.9% | 207,164 | -30 | -21 | 12.39% |
| 1996 | 53% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 150,271 | 71.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 53,565 | 25.6% | 5,080 | 2.4% | 208,916 | -24 | -15 | 13.62% |
| 1992 | 54% | Bill Clinton (D) | 151,129 | 68.9% | George Bush* (R) | 56,620 | 25.8% | 11,633 | 5.3% | 219,382 | -22 | -12 | 13.00% |
| 1988 | 50% | George Bush (R) | 124,724 | 59.1% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 86,225 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,949 | 0 | 6 | 15.30% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 126,319 | 59.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 85,907 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,226 | -1 | 1 | 14.72% |
| 1980 | 54% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 97,158 | 51.4% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 90,008 | 47.6% | 2,004 | 1.1% | 189,170 | -1 | -3 | 14.10% |
| 1976 | 49% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 93,693 | 56.6% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 71,799 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,492 | 1 | -5 | 13.99% |
| 1972 | 45% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 92,421 | 66.0% | George McGovern (D) | 47,536 | 34.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,957 | -6 | 5 | 13.91% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 80,260 | 61.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 36,229 | 27.9% | 13,344 | 10.3% | 129,833 | -4 | -33 | 12.37% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 72.7% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 27.3% | 0.0% | 3 | 34 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 26% | John Kennedy (D) | 19,309 | 54.7% | Richard Nixon (R) | 15,497 | 43.9% | 515 | 1.5% | 35,321 | 2 | -6 | 6.19% |
| 1956 | 24% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 18,010 | 53.7% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 14,042 | 41.9% | 1,501 | 4.5% | 33,553 | 2 | -16 | 6.75% |
| 1952 | 23% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 19,020 | 61.3% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 12,021 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,041 | 4 | -16 | 7.28% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 716,213 | 35.0% | 57.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 670,015 | 31.3% | 62.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.7% | |
| 2012 | 690,499 | 31.9% | 64.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 603,352 | 32.7% | 62.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 635,300 | 35.5% | 61.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 544,117 | 28.0% | 70.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 1992 | 577,227 | 31.9% | 67.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 597,345 | 69.1% | 30.2% | ||||
| 1982 | 559,069 | 65.5% | 33.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 548,859 | 36.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 492,142 | 38.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 435,532 | 36.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 251,765 | ||||||
| 1950 | 250,726 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|