Alabama / AL-07
Alabama District 7
Score
Irregularity score 50 Middle of the packLess compact than 52% of other congressional districts.
207th least compact of 429 nationally, 3rd of 7 in Alabama.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.24at least as compact as 48% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.52at least as compact as 59% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.76at least as compact as 43% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
20% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Who lives here
Most of this district's voting-age residents are Black (50.4%). The Voting Rights Act can require districts that keep a minority community together so it can elect candidates it prefers, and those districts can be irregular on purpose. A district like this isn't necessarily drawn for that reason, and the site doesn't know whether this one was. Figures are from the 2020 Census. How these are counted
New lines for 2026
Alabama used a different map in the 2026 election than in 2024: the 2023 legislative plan (SB 5), reinstated. Source: All About Redistricting, Loyola Law School (secondary source)
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Birmingham city149,928 of its 200,733 residents
- Tuscaloosa city82,852 of its 99,600 residents
- Hoover city37,166 of its 92,606 residents
- Bessemer cityall 26,019 residents
- Selma cityall 17,971 residents
- Hueytown cityall 16,776 residents
- Homewood city13,582 of its 26,414 residents
- McCalla communityall 12,965 residents
- Forestdale communityall 10,409 residents
- Fairfield cityall 10,000 residents
And 121 smaller places. 26% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
173 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 51 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 173 ZIP codes
- 35005
- 35006 (98%)
- 35020
- 35022 (96%)
- 35023
- 35034 (1%)
- 35036
- 35042 (2%)
- 35060
- 35061
- 35062 (8%)
- 35064
- 35068 (99%)
- 35071 (1%)
- 35073 (92%)
- 35080 (1%)
- 35111 (98%)
- 35117 (7%)
- 35118
- 35127
- 35130 (37%)
- 35181
- 35184 (4%)
- 35188 (12%)
- 35203
- 35204
- 35205
- 35206 (14%)
- 35207
- 35208
- 35209 (64%)
- 35211
- 35212 (38%)
- 35213 (5%)
- 35214
- 35215 (46%)
- 35217 (95%)
- 35218
- 35221
- 35222 (71%)
- 35223 (2%)
- 35224
- 35226 (66%)
- 35228
- 35233
- 35234
- 35244 (38%)
- 35254
- 35401 (97%)
- 35404 (77%)
- 35405 (92%)
- 35441
- 35442
- 35443
- 35444
- 35447
- 35453
- 35456
- 35459
- 35460
- 35461
- 35462
- 35463 (2%)
- 35464
- 35466 (87%)
- 35469 (66%)
- 35470
- 35474
- 35477
- 35480 (8%)
- 35481
- 35487
- 35490
- 35491
- 35555 (1%)
- 35574 (18%)
- 35576 (7%)
- 36033 (2%)
- 36401 (99%)
- 36421 (2%)
- 36425
- 36426 (1%)
- 36432 (82%)
- 36435
- 36436
- 36439
- 36444
- 36445
- 36446
- 36451
- 36454
- 36456 (25%)
- 36460
- 36470
- 36471
- 36473
- 36474 (4%)
- 36475
- 36480
- 36481
- 36482
- 36502 (3%)
- 36513 (79%)
- 36518
- 36522 (6%)
- 36524
- 36529
- 36538
- 36539
- 36540
- 36545
- 36548
- 36553
- 36556
- 36558
- 36569
- 36581
- 36583
- 36584
- 36585
- 36701
- 36703 (99%)
- 36720
- 36722
- 36723
- 36726
- 36727
- 36728
- 36732
- 36736
- 36738
- 36740
- 36741
- 36742
- 36744
- 36748
- 36749 (36%)
- 36751
- 36753
- 36754
- 36756
- 36758 (53%)
- 36759
- 36761 (57%)
- 36763
- 36764
- 36765
- 36766
- 36767
- 36768
- 36769
- 36773
- 36775 (91%)
- 36776
- 36782
- 36783
- 36784
- 36785 (25%)
- 36786
- 36793 (6%)
- 36901
- 36904
- 36907
- 36908
- 36910
- 36912
- 36913
- 36915
- 36916
- 36919
- 36921
- 36922
- 36925
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Alabama drew new lines for 2026, and no 2024 results have been published for them. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Terri Sewell, Democrat
Elected November 3, 2026, takes office January 3, 2027.
Unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State, checked November 6, 2026. A race shows a winner once news decision desks have called it. Results become official when the state certifies them. Where this comes from
Alabama's senators
- Katie Boyd Britt, Republican
- Tommy Tuberville, RepublicanSeat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Barry Moore, Republican, won and takes office January 3, 2027.
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Alabama
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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