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Alabama 48th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+54.12012R+60.52016R+43.72020R+37.62024R+33.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+33.3
2024
median income$125,037U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age41.2U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate6.1%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.9%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english7.7%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English18.5%
American16.9%
Irish10.0%
African American†5.8%
African0.2%
Asian Indian1.4%
Chinese0.8%
Korean0.4%
Mexican2.1%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Guatemalan0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Jefferson County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Alabama 48th State House District

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Alabama 48th State House DistrictTrumpR+33.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Alabama 48th State House DistrictThe boundary of Alabama 48th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+33.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Alabama 48th State House District · R+33.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.3%16,809
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.0%8,236
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.6%681
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Alabama 48th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Jefferson County, ALDemocraticD+10.4
Shelby County, ALRepublicanR+40.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
32.0%Harris8,236
65.3%Trump16,809
2.6%Kennedy681
−33.3%
25,726
R
30.1%Biden7,802
67.7%Trump17,538
2.2%Jorgensen559
−37.6%
25,899
R
24.9%Clinton5,844
68.6%Trump16,095
6.5%Johnson1,533
−43.7%
23,472
R
19.8%Obama3,821
80.2%Romney15,513
0.0%
−60.5%
19,334
R
22.4%Obama5,100
76.5%McCain17,442
1.1%Nader255
−54.1%
22,797
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −33.3% in 2024.−33.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−54.1%
2012−60.5%
2016−43.7%
2020−37.6%
2024−33.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJim CarnsState House · 48

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+33.3, against R+54.1 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 43.6% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.3 points.

A population of 47,542, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $125,037 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 44 and State House District 21.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 44
Alabama
97.6twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory≠ African American ancestry
State House District 21
Alabama
96.4twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State House District 46
Alabama
96.3twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelical2008–2012 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Alabama 48th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 48th State House District voted Republican by 33.3 points (R+33.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,726 votes cast, 8,236 went Democratic and 16,809 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 48th State House District?
Alabama 48th State House District has a population of 47,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 48th State House District?
Median household income in Alabama 48th State House District is $125,037 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 48th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Alabama 48th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.