State House District 48 State House District (AL) — Elections 1876–2024

Alabama 48th State House District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 20,8822024 5-year
Median household income: $71,3482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.7%2024 5-year
Black: 37.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+77 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+1.6%	4,745	4,591	9,508
2020	D	+4.6%	5,263	4,795	10,227
2016	R	−1.4%	4,462	4,593	9,273
2012	R	−2.7%	4,500	4,753	9,329
2008	R	−2.7%	4,673	4,936	9,688
2004	R	−15.7%	3,699	5,087	8,847
2000	R	−8.9%	3,612	4,330	8,101
1996	R	−8.6%	3,329	3,981	7,601
1992	R	−11.1%	3,465	4,416	8,565
1988	R	−18.8%	2,942	4,310	7,285
1984	R	−21.1%	2,918	4,486	7,426
1980	R	−8.7%	3,086	3,709	7,172
1976	R	−6.7%	2,726	3,123	5,959
1972	R	−40.0%	1,537	3,695	5,398
1968	O	+7.5%	1,488	1,072	5,558
1964	R	−72.7%	0	2,742	3,773
1960	R	−14.3%	1,215	1,627	2,883
1956	R	−5.9%	1,053	1,193	2,386
1952	D	+8.2%	1,040	881	1,931
1948	O	−19.7%	0	205	1,038
1944	D	+60.2%	848	209	1,061
1940	D	+68.3%	1,018	190	1,213
1936	D	+77.3%	983	121	1,115
1932	D	+69.8%	845	141	1,008
1928	R	−4.8%	465	512	980
1924	D	+36.9%	426	175	681
1920	D	+48.4%	694	234	951
1916	D	+58.7%	300	74	385
1912	D	+63.9%	251	21	360
1908	D	+45.6%	220	75	318
1904	D	+59.8%	185	38	246
1900	D	+15.3%	131	95	236
1896	D	+39.5%	255	104	382
1892	D	+61.1%	290	12	455
1888	D	+27.9%	168	94	265
1884	D	+5.4%	77	69	149
1880	D	+32.0%	66	33	103
1876	D	+44.3%	76	29	106

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

11.3%

American

10.3%

Irish

6.1%

German

5.1%

Scottish

2.2%

Italian

2.0%

French

1.1%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.6%

65–74

5.7%

5.8%

55–64

6.5%

5.8%

45–54

6.3%

35–44

6.8%

6.7%

25–34

7.1%

4.4%

18–24

4.7%

8.6%

5–17

8.3%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,348

State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 48$71,348

Alabama$63,999

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.7%

Working age (18–64)12.7%

Seniors (65+)13.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.3%

speak English only

Spanish4.7%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

31.9%

Other Christian

18.2%

Methodist

8.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alabama 48th State House District in the Black Belt and Gulf South delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by two points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached seventy-three points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 20,882, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,348 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48, Alabama vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 48, Alabama voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,508 votes cast, 4,745 went Democratic and 4,591 went Republican.

What is State House District 48, Alabama's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 48, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.

When did State House District 48, Alabama last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Alabama voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 48, Alabama?

State House District 48, Alabama has a population of 20,882 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 48, Alabama?

Median household income in State House District 48, Alabama is $71,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.

What is the political history of State House District 48, Alabama?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Alabama 48th State House District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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