Alabama 53rd State House District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,6702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 53, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,176 | 3,812 | 7,145 | ||
| R | 3,156 | 3,716 | 7,042 | ||
| R | 2,272 | 3,237 | 5,748 | ||
| R | 2,242 | 3,286 | 5,607 | ||
| R | 2,318 | 3,144 | 5,529 | ||
| R | 1,903 | 2,790 | 4,739 | ||
| R | 1,743 | 2,247 | 4,097 | ||
| R | 1,528 | 1,822 | 3,647 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 1,860 | 3,899 | ||
| R | 933 | 1,937 | 2,889 | ||
| R | 972 | 1,823 | 2,825 | ||
| R | 1,102 | 1,107 | 2,353 | ||
| D | 1,283 | 758 | 2,071 | ||
| R | 474 | 1,407 | 1,916 | ||
| O | 289 | 478 | 1,879 | ||
| R | 0 | 516 | 994 | ||
| D | 396 | 192 | 592 | ||
| D | 327 | 108 | 439 | ||
| D | 297 | 59 | 359 | ||
| O | 0 | 17 | 127 | ||
| D | 179 | 16 | 196 | ||
| D | 199 | 20 | 220 | ||
| D | 205 | 19 | 225 | ||
| D | 173 | 20 | 195 | ||
| O | 97 | 97 | 194 | ||
| D | 78 | 13 | 94 | ||
| D | 102 | 18 | 121 | ||
| D | 80 | 8 | 89 | ||
| D | 78 | 5 | 99 | ||
| D | 78 | 10 | 90 | ||
| D | 77 | 7 | 84 | ||
| D | 132 | 61 | 194 | ||
| D | 147 | 92 | 244 | ||
| O | 110 | 0 | 241 | ||
| R | 77 | 94 | 171 | ||
| R | 101 | 114 | 219 | ||
| R | 102 | 111 | 230 | ||
| D | 124 | 100 | 224 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
American
11.1%
German
9.5%
Irish
9.0%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.5%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,499
State House District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 53$86,499
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 53 recorded an R+46.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most heavily one-sided legislative seats. Its roughly 50,000 residents reflect the deep-red rural Alabama electorate that has defined the district's political baseline for years.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Alabama 53rd State House District, by a zero points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The 2024 margin was nine points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 53rd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,499, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 53, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 53, Alabama voted Republican by 8.9 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,145 votes cast, 3,176 went Democratic and 3,812 went Republican.
What is State House District 53, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 53, 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 17 times, and other 4 times.
When did State House District 53, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 53, Alabama voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 53, Alabama?
State House District 53, Alabama has a population of 14,670 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 53, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 53, Alabama is $86,499 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 53, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 53, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.