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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2026

Alabama's 2nd District

A district of about 722,000 people, 40% Black, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+12.9 relative to the nation for president.

Shomari Figures (D) · since Jan 3, 2025Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
AL-2

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+12.9262nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line7AL-256134

Labels below the bar mark 6 other seats in Alabama.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
U.S. HouseD+7.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Alabama. The black marker is AL-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree25% 15th pct · 5th of 7 in AL

Lower than 85% of seats.

White adults without a degree39% 51st pct · 6th of 7 in AL

Higher than 51% of seats.

Hispanic residents5% 15th pct · 4th of 7 in AL

Lower than 85% of seats.

Black residents40% 93rd pct · 2nd of 7 in AL

Higher than 93% of seats.

Asian residents2% 22nd pct · 3rd of 7 in AL

Lower than 78% of seats.

People per square mile74 17th pct · 6th of 7 in AL

Less dense than 83% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

GA-12
36% Black · 25% college gradsR+13.2Held RNC-1
31% Black · 24% college gradsR+10.1Held DTN-9
31% Black · 29% college gradsR+19.5Flipped RGA-1
28% Black · 29% college gradsR+15.5Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2026.

  1. Shomari Figures (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 7.5

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)