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Alabama's 2nd congressional district

US House district for Alabama

US House district for Alabama

FieldValue
stateAlabama
district number2
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeShomari Figures
partyDemocratic
residenceMobile
english area10,608
metric area27,275
percent urban54.71
percent rural45.29
population703,362
population year2024
median income$54,977
percent white41.6
percent hispanic3.7
percent black48.9
percent asian1.9
percent more than one race3.1
percent other race0.9
percent blue collar29.5
percent white collar55.1
percent gray collar15.4
cpviD+5

| percent more than one race = 3.1

Alabama's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It shares most of Montgomery metropolitan area, and includes the city of Mobile, and stretches into the Wiregrass Region in the eastern portion of the state. The district encompasses portions of Clarke and Mobile counties and the entirety of Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, and Washington counties. Other cities in the district include Greenville and Troy.

The district is represented by Democrat Shomari Figures, after being elected in 2024.

The 2nd was completely overhauled in advance of the 2024 elections, as a consequence of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan, which ordered Alabama to create a second black opportunity district. Following this, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama appointed a special master to create new maps for the state, which resulted in the 2nd joining the 7th as the state's two opportunity districts. Representative Barry Moore's home county of Coffee was drawn out of this district and into the 1st, where he decided to run instead.

Character

There are several small-to-medium-sized cities spread throughout the district. Fort Novosel and Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base are both within its bounds, as is Troy University.

White voters here were among the first in Alabama to shift from the Democratic Party; the old-line Southern Democrats in this area began splitting their tickets as early as the 1950s. Southeast Alabama is one of the most Republican regions in both Alabama and the nation. It has only supported a Democrat for president once since 1956, when Jimmy Carter carried it in 1976.

In 2008, voters elected three-term mayor of Montgomery Bobby Bright to Congress, making him the first Democrat to hold the seat since 1964. Bright then lost reelection to Republican Martha Roby in 2010, who was a member of the Montgomery City Council. Roby did not run for reelection in the 2020 election, and Republican Barry Moore was elected to the open seat. At the state and local level, however, conservative Democrats continued to hold most offices as late as 2002.

In the 2008 United States presidential election, voters gave John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, 63.42% of the vote; Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, received 36.05%, attracting voters beyond the substantial (and expected) African-American minority.

The district gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only six people have represented it from 1923 to 2021, with five of six holding it for at least 10 years and four of six holding it for at least 15 years. Barry Moore, elected in 2021, represented the district when it was redrawn in 2023; since the district was redrawn, he has continued his congressional career in the neighboring 1st district.

The new 2nd district includes the heavier African American communities of Butler, Macon, Monroe, Pike, and Russell counties as well as the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama.

Counties and communities within the district

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Barbour County (6)

: All six communities Bullock County (3) : All three communities Butler County (3) : All three communities Clarke County (3) : Carlton, Jackson (part; also 7th), Rockville Conecuh County (4) : All four communities Crenshaw County (6) : All six communities

Macon County (4)

: All four communities Mobile County (8) : Chickasaw, Chunchula, Citronelle, Gulfcrest, Mobile (part; also 1st), Prichard (part; also 1st), Semmes, Tillmans Corner (part; also 1st)

Monroe County (8)

: All eight communities

Montgomery County (2)

: Montgomery, Pike Road

Pike County (4)

: All four communities

Russell County (3)

: All three communities

Washington County (12)

: All 12 communities

Recent election results from statewide races

The following chart shows the results of recent federal and statewide races in the 2nd district.

YearOfficeWinnerD %R %
2012PresidentMitt Romney (R)36.4%62.8%
2016PresidentDonald Trump (R)33.0%64.3%
SenateRichard Shelby (R)34.3%65.5%
2017Senate (special)Roy Moore (R)45.4%53.4%
2018GovernorKay Ivey (R)35.9%63.9%
Lieutenant GovernorWill Ainsworth (R)36.0%64.0%
Attorney GeneralSteve Marshall (R)39.1%60.8%
2020PresidentDonald Trump (R)35.2%63.6%
SenateTommy Tuberville (R)38.2%61.7%
Redistricted for the 2022 cycle
2022SenateKatie Britt (R)28.4%69.6%
GovernorKay Ivey (R)27.0%69.8%
Secretary of StateWes Allen (R)28.6%68.8%
Attorney GeneralSteve Marshall (R)29.5%70.4%
Redistricted for the 2024 cycle
2024PresidentKamala Harris (D)53.4%45.3%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1823
[[File:John McKee.jpg100px]]
John McKee
(Tuscaloosa)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.1823–1833
"Middle district": Bibb, Blount, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Marengo, Marion, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Saint Clair, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties
[[File:AL-2_18-22.png300px]]
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825–
March 3, 1829
[[File:R E B Baylor.jpg100px]]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor
(Tuscaloosa)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1829.
Lost re-election.
Samuel Wright Mardis
(Montevallo)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:John McKinley.jpg100px]]
John McKinley
(Florence)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1833.
Retired.1833–1841
[[File:AL-2_23-26.png300px]]
[[File:Gov. Joshua L. Martin.jpg100px]]
Joshua L. Martin
(Athens)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
[[File:David Hubbard (politician).jpg100px]]
David Hubbard
(Courtland)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841Elected in 1839.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
District inactivenowrapMarch 3, 1841 –
March 3, 1843All representatives elected .
James Edwin Belser
(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
Retired.1843–1855
[[File:AL-2_28-33.png300px]]
[[File:Portrait of Henry Washington Hilliard (cropped).jpg100px]]
Henry Washington Hilliard
(Montgomery)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Retired.
[[File:James Abercrombie.jpg100px]]
James Abercrombie
(Girard)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Retired.
[[File:Eli Simms Shorter.jpg100px]]
Eli Sims Shorter
(Eufaula)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Retired.1855–1863
[[File:AL-2_34-36.png300px]]
[[File:James Lawrence Pugh.jpg100px]]
James L. Pugh
(Eufaula)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
January 21, 1861Elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
VacantnowrapJanuary 21, 1861 –
July 21, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Hon. Charles W. Buckley, Ala - NARA - 526839 (cropped 2).jpg100px]]
Charles Waldron Buckley
(Montgomery)RepublicannowrapJuly 21, 1868 –
March 3, 1873Elected to finish the partial term.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.1863–1877
[[File:AL-2_40-44.png300px]]
[[File:James Thomas Rapier Edit.jpg100px]]
James T. Rapier
(Montgomery)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
[[File:JNWilliams.jpg100px]]
Jeremiah Norman Williams
(Clayton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Hilary A. Herbert.jpg100px]]
Hilary A. Herbert
(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.1877–1893
[[File:AL-2_45-52.png300px]]
[[File:Photo of J. F. Stallings (cropped).png100px]]
Jesse F. Stallings
(Greenville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.1893–1933
[[File:AL-2_53-72.png300px]]
[[File:Ariosto Appling Wiley.png100px]]
Ariosto A. Wiley
(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
June 17, 1908Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Died.
VacantnowrapJune 17, 1908 –
November 3, 1908
[[File:Oliver Cicero Wiley (U.S. House of Representatives) 1908.jpg100px]]
Oliver C. Wiley
(Troy)DemocraticnowrapNovember 3, 1908 –
March 3, 1909Elected to finish his brother's term.
Retired.
[[File:DENT, STANLEY HUBERT, JR., REP. FROM ALABAMA, 1909-1921 LCCN2016866405 (cropped).jpg100px]]
S. Hubert Dent Jr.(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1921Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.
[[File:John Russell Tyson.png100px]]
John R. Tyson
(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 27, 1923Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.
VacantnowrapMarch 27, 1923 –
August 14, 1923
[[File:HILL, LISTER. HONORABLE LCCN2016862398 (cropped).jpg100px]]
J. Lister Hill
(Montgomery)DemocraticAugust 14, 1923 –
January 11, 1938Elected to finish Tyson's term.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned when appointed US Senator.
1933–1963
[[File:AL-2_73-87.png300px]]
VacantnowrapJanuary 11, 1938 –
June 14, 1938
[[File:George M. Grant.jpg100px]]
George M. Grant
(Troy)DemocraticnowrapJune 14, 1938 –
January 3, 1963Elected to finish Hill's term.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the .
District inactivenowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965All representatives elected .
[[File:William Louis Dickinson.jpg100px]]
William L. Dickinson
(Montgomery)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.1965–1973
[[File:AL-2_89-92.png300px]]
1973–1993
[[File:AL-2_93-102.png300px]]
[[File:Congressman Terry Everett.jpg100px]]
Terry Everett
(Enterprise)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.1993–2003
[[File:AL-2_103-107.png300px]]
2003–2013
[[File:AL02_110.png300px]]
[[File:Bobby Bright official photo.JPG100px]]
Bobby Bright
(Montgomery)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Martha roby 113 congressional portrait.jpg100px]]
Martha Roby
(Montgomery)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2021Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.
2013–2023
[[File:Alabama US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Rep. Barry Moore official photo.jpg100px]]
Barry Moore
(Enterprise)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2025Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
2023–2025
[[File:Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg300pxcenter]]
[[File:Figures_Shomari_119th_Congress_2.jpg100px]]
Shomari Figures
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2025 –
presentElected in 2024.2025–present
[[File:Alabama's 2nd congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300pxcenter]]

Recent election results

These are the results from the previous twelve election cycles in Alabama's 2nd district.

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

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References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. Timm, Jane C.. (October 5, 2023). "Alabama gets a court-ordered congressional map with a second Black district".
  4. Everett, Grayson. (September 26, 2023). "Carl announces reelection bid after Fed-proposed map signals primary with Moore". Yellowhammer News.
  5. Gans, Jared. (March 6, 2024). "Moore defeats Carl in GOP member-on-member race in Alabama". The Hill.
  6. Schonfeld, Zach. (October 5, 2023). "Court picks new Alabama congressional map that heightens Black voting power". The Hill.
  7. "Alabama - Congressional District 1".
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  9. "AL - District 02".
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