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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 54
Neil Rafferty has no major-party opponent.
Neil Rafferty has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Neil Rafferty
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+60: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 39,262
- People per km²
- 754
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 33%
- White, no degree
- 14%of adults
- White 33%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 58%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
16,566 two-party votes · D+58.7 · D+60.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)79.3%
Donald Trump (R)20.7%
2022
9,909 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Neil Rafferty (D)98.9%
Write-In (—)1.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
19,772 two-party votes · D+64.4 · D+59.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)82.2%
Donald Trump (R)17.8%
2018 Earlier district lines
14,776 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Neil Rafferty (D)89.9%
Joseph Casper Baker III (—)9.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,973 two-party votes · D+65.3 · D+63.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)82.7%
Donald Trump (R)17.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
7,601 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Todd (D)100.0%