Alabama 56th State House District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,5642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 56, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8,634 | 6,984 | 15,909 | ||
| D | 9,677 | 7,395 | 17,354 | ||
| D | 8,355 | 7,178 | 15,887 | ||
| D | 8,515 | 7,546 | 16,186 | ||
| D | 8,847 | 7,985 | 16,964 | ||
| R | 7,045 | 8,451 | 15,603 | ||
| R | 6,918 | 7,376 | 14,580 | ||
| R | 6,402 | 6,976 | 13,896 | ||
| R | 6,705 | 7,980 | 15,918 | ||
| R | 5,740 | 7,929 | 13,732 | ||
| R | 5,726 | 8,434 | 14,196 | ||
| R | 6,022 | 7,063 | 13,821 | ||
| R | 5,301 | 6,050 | 11,562 | ||
| R | 3,051 | 7,195 | 10,573 | ||
| O | 2,974 | 2,117 | 10,920 | ||
| R | 0 | 5,366 | 7,394 | ||
| R | 2,363 | 3,196 | 5,640 | ||
| R | 2,056 | 2,327 | 4,661 | ||
| D | 2,030 | 1,718 | 3,769 | ||
| O | 0 | 387 | 2,016 | ||
| D | 1,656 | 395 | 2,060 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 358 | 2,343 | ||
| D | 1,916 | 203 | 2,141 | ||
| D | 1,643 | 243 | 1,930 | ||
| R | 891 | 962 | 1,859 | ||
| D | 806 | 302 | 1,267 | ||
| D | 1,331 | 379 | 1,754 | ||
| D | 569 | 109 | 699 | ||
| D | 473 | 37 | 651 | ||
| D | 416 | 116 | 570 | ||
| D | 342 | 58 | 427 | ||
| D | 244 | 151 | 411 | ||
| D | 470 | 181 | 694 | ||
| D | 536 | 16 | 815 | ||
| D | 293 | 160 | 459 | ||
| D | 116 | 107 | 227 | ||
| D | 91 | 42 | 142 | ||
| D | 112 | 37 | 149 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.7%
English
10.3%
Irish
5.5%
German
4.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.0%
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: 37.7 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
$66,388
State House District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 56$66,388
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+45.2 in a state that trends heavily Republican statewide, District 56 stands out as a concentrated pocket of Democratic voter alignment, likely anchored by a dense urban core or majority-minority population center.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty 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 35,564, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,388 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 56, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 56, Alabama voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,909 votes cast, 8,634 went Democratic and 6,984 went Republican.
What is State House District 56, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 56, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 56, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 56, Alabama voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 56, Alabama?
State House District 56, Alabama has a population of 35,564 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 56, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 56, Alabama is $66,388 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 56, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 56, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.