Alabama State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-085
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
613.1 sq mi
Water Area
6.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Henry County561.76 sq mi91.6%100.0%
Houston County51.19 sq mi8.3%8.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dothan city37.80 sq mi6.2%41.9%
Headland city30.33 sq mi4.9%100.0%
Abbeville city15.54 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Kinsey city12.11 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Newville town4.02 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Haleburg town3.84 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Cowarts town0.15 sq mi<0.1%2.0%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AL District 146,765100.0%6.5%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
35,141
Active Voters
29,512 (84.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,985 (51.2%)1,131 (3.2%)4,987 (14.2%)
2021–202211,806 (33.6%)1,889 (5.4%)5,794 (16.5%)
2019–202018,029 (51.3%)3,270 (9.3%)5,639 (16.0%)
2017–201813,484 (38.4%)2,366 (6.7%)5,399 (15.4%)
2015–201614,832 (42.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,612 (21.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,409 (35.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/09/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
46,474 (± 950)
Median Age
40.1
Median Household Income
$45,145 (± $2,548)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,32522.2%
18 to 6426,76257.6%
65 and over9,38720.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5403.3%
White, not Hispanic23,10049.7%
Black, not Hispanic20,05843.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2490.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1280.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic430.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3452.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
45,967
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,695

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,81097.5%
Hispanic1,1592.5%
White23,38750.9%
Black20,05143.6%
Asian1900.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1260.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races2190.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,03698.2%
Hispanic6571.8%
White19,43554.4%
Black14,88141.7%
Asian2080.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4461.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1290.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).