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State House District 45·Alabama

Alabama 45th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 21 points.

One of Alabama's most reliably red legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AL
Latest
R+21
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
55,447
2024 ACS

Alabama 45th State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
55,4472024 5-year
Median household income
$83,1172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.1%2024 5-year
Black
25.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.7%
10,19315,64826,290
R
−18.4%
10,92815,95227,334
R
−25.5%
8,69414,84524,166
R
−27.1%
8,44914,82223,492
R
−25.4%
8,75514,78623,760
R
−35.3%
6,79614,28621,237
R
−26.6%
6,53411,41618,319
R
−23.1%
5,9399,71016,344
R
−21.9%
6,0379,84817,435
R
−29.5%
4,9219,05714,039
R
−29.5%
4,7478,75513,574
R
−13.5%
5,1736,89012,697
R
−7.0%
4,6695,38310,255
R
−44.0%
2,3546,2698,892
O
+5.4%
2,1891,7029,060
R
−73.0%
04,5456,227
R
−11.4%
2,0992,6454,805
R
−5.9%
1,7822,0174,014
D
+8.4%
1,7581,4843,258
O
−22.6%
04091,811
D
+54.3%
1,4244191,852
D
+62.3%
1,7634062,177
D
+65.5%
1,6733422,033
D
+58.4%
1,4603701,866
R
−9.8%
8541,0411,902
D
+25.0%
8204651,420
D
+26.5%
1,2767342,048
D
+34.7%
579276873
D
+52.5%
49258826
D
+23.7%
432254750
D
+39.4%
397141650
R
−4.4%
282310634
D
+33.3%
563271876
D
+51.9%
614511,085
D
+26.7%
445256708
D
+8.9%
278232515
D
+29.0%
270147424
D
+37.4%
292133425

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
9.3%
Irish
7.9%
German
6.2%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
6.0%
55–64
6.5%
6.3%
45–54
6.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.9%
6.3%
25–34
6.7%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.8%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,117
State House District 45 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 45$83,117
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.1%
Other Christian
14.2%
Methodist
7.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 52 points Republican, this district sits near the ceiling of partisan consistency for Alabama House seats, leaving general-election outcomes rarely in doubt.

The shift began with civil rights. 1956 marked the realignment in Alabama 45th State House District, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points.

The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 45th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,117, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 45, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 45, Alabama voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,290 votes cast, 10,193 went Democratic and 15,648 went Republican.
What is State House District 45, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 45, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 45, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 45, Alabama voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in State House District 45, Alabama?
State House District 45, Alabama has a population of 55,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 45, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 45, Alabama is $83,117 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 45, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 45, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.