# Alabama's 2nd congressional district

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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 northern 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 scheduled to be completely overhauled in advance of the 2024 elections, in 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. Under its current configuration, this district would have been one of 19 districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in such configurations while being won or held by a Republican in 2022. However, with Moore's home county of Coffee being drawn out of this district and into the 1st, and him deciding to run in that district, the district was left with no incumbent.

## 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 districts 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, the district elected a Democrat to Congress for the first time since 1964, but it reverted to its Republican ways in 2010. At the state and local level, however, conservative Democrats continued to hold most offices as late as 2002.
White voters gave John McCain, the Republican candidate, 63.42% of the vote in 2008; 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, to which he would continue his Congressional career in the neighboring 1st district.
The new 2nd district takes the heavier African American communities of Butler, Macon, Monroe, Pike, and Russell counties as well as the capital Montgomery, Alabama. The district is expected to elect a Democratic representative to Congress in the 2024 elections.

## Communities

Since 2025, the following communities are located within the 2nd district.

### Entirely within the district

* Bakerhill
* Banks
* Beatrice
* Blue Springs
* Brantley
* Brundidge
* Carlton
* Castleberry
* Chatom
* Chickasaw
* Chunchula
* Citronelle
* Clayton
* Clio
* Deer Park
* Dozier
* Eufaula
* Evergreen
* Excel
* Fairford
* Fitzpatrick
* Franklin
* Frisco City
* Fruitdale
* Georgiana
* Glenwood
* Goshen
* Greenville
* Gulfcrest
* Hobson
* Hurtsboro
* Ladonia
* Leroy
* Louisville
* Luverne
* Malcolm
* McIntosh
* McKenzie
* Megargel
* Midway
* Millry
* Monroeville
* Montgomery
* Peterman
* Petrey
* Pike Road
* Repton
* Rockville
* Rutledge
* Shorter
* Sims Chapel
* St. Stephens
* Tibbie
* Troy
* Tuskegee
* Union Springs
* Uriah
* Vinegar Bend
* Vredenburgh

### Partially within the district

* Calvert
* Cullomburg
* Jackson
* Mobile
* Notasulga
* Phenix City
* Prichard
* Semmes
* Tillmans Corner

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 55% - 44% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57% - 43% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54% - 43% |
| 2016 | Senate | Crumpton 54% - 46% |
| 2017 | Senate (Spec.) | Jones 66% - 33% |
| 2018 | Governor | Maddox 57% - 43% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Boyd 57% - 43% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Siegelman 59% - 41% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56% - 43% |
| 2020 | Senate | Jones 58% - 41% |
| 2022 | Senate | Boyd 49.3% - 48.8% |
| 2022 | Governor | Ivey 49% - 48% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Major 51% - 49% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Laffitte 50% - 47% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 53% - 45% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1823 ||||||
| John McKee (Tuscaloosa) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th | Elected 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 |
| John McKee (Tuscaloosa) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825– March 3, 1829 | 18th 19th 20th | Elected 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 |
| Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (Tuscaloosa) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1829. Lost re-election. | 1823–1833 "Middle district": Bibb, Blount, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Marengo, Marion, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Saint Clair, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties |
| Samuel Wright Mardis (Montevallo) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | 1823–1833 "Middle district": Bibb, Blount, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Marengo, Marion, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Saint Clair, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties |
| John McKinley (Florence) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Retired. | 1833–1841 |
| Joshua L. Martin (Athens) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835 | 1833–1841 |
| Joshua L. Martin (Athens) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 24th 25th | Re-elected in 1837. Retired. | 1833–1841 |
| David Hubbard (Courtland) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Elected in 1839. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election. | 1833–1841 |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 3, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | All representatives elected at-large. | All representatives elected at-large. |
| James Edwin Belser (Montgomery) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Retired. | 1843–1855 |
| Henry Washington Hilliard (Montgomery) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Retired. | 1843–1855 |
| James Abercrombie (Girard) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | 32nd 33rd | Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Retired. | 1843–1855 |
| Eli Sims Shorter (Eufaula) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired. | 1855–1863 |
| James L. Pugh (Eufaula) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 21, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. Withdrew due to Civil War. | 1855–1863 |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 21, 1861 – July 21, 1868 | 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th | Civil War and Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Charles Waldron Buckley (Montgomery) | Republican | July 21, 1868 – March 3, 1873 | 40th 41st 42nd | Elected to finish the partial term. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | 1863–1877 |
| James T. Rapier (Montgomery) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | 1863–1877 |
| Jeremiah Norman Williams (Clayton) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | 1863–1877 |
| Hilary A. Herbert (Montgomery) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1893 | 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd | Elected 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 |
| Jesse F. Stallings (Greenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. | 1893–1933 |
| Ariosto A. Wiley (Montgomery) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – June 17, 1908 | 57th 58th 59th 60th | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Died. | 1893–1933 |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 17, 1908 – November 3, 1908 | 60th | | 1893–1933 |
| Oliver C. Wiley (Troy) | Democratic | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1909 | 60th | Elected to finish his brother's term. Retired. | 1893–1933 |
| S. Hubert Dent Jr.(Montgomery) | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921 | 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. | 1893–1933 |
| John R. Tyson (Montgomery) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 27, 1923 | 67th 68th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died. | 1893–1933 |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 27, 1923 – August 14, 1923 | 68th | | 1893–1933 |
| J. Lister Hill (Montgomery) | Democratic | August 14, 1923 – January 11, 1938 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th | Elected 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 U.S. Senator. | 1893–1933 |
| J. Lister Hill (Montgomery) | Democratic | August 14, 1923 – January 11, 1938 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th | Elected 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 U.S. Senator. | 1933–1963 |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 11, 1938 – June 14, 1938 | 75th | | 1933–1963 |
| George M. Grant (Troy) | Democratic | June 14, 1938 – January 3, 1963 | 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected 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 At-large district. | 1933–1963 |
| District inactive | District inactive | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | All representatives elected at-large. | All representatives elected at-large. |
| William L. Dickinson (Montgomery) | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected 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 |
| William L. Dickinson (Montgomery) | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected 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. | 1973–1993 |
| Terry Everett (Enterprise) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Elected 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 |
| Terry Everett (Enterprise) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Elected 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. | 2003–2013 |
| Bobby Bright (Montgomery) | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | 111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 |
| Martha Roby (Montgomery) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. | 2003–2013 |
| Martha Roby (Montgomery) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. | 2013–2023 |
| Barry Moore (Enterprise) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 1st district. | 2013–2023 |
| Barry Moore (Enterprise) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 1st district. | 2023–2025 |
| Shomari Figures (Mobile) | Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. | 2025–present |

## Recent election results

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

### 2002

2002 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Terry Everett (incumbent) | 129,233 | 68.75 |
| | Democratic | Charles Woods | 55,495 | 29.52 |
| | Libertarian | Floyd Shackelford | 2,948 | 1.57 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 289 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,965 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Terry Everett (incumbent) | 177,086 | 71.42 |
| | Democratic | Charles D. "Chuck" James | 70,562 | 28.46 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 299 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 247,947 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Terry Everett (incumbent) | 124,302 | 69.47 |
| | Democratic | Charles D. "Chuck" James | 54,450 | 30.43 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 167 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,919 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bobby Bright | 144,368 | 50.23 |
| | Republican | Jay Love | 142,578 | 49.61 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 448 | 0.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 287,394 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010

2010 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby | 111,645 | 50.97 |
| | Democratic | Bobby Bright (incumbent) | 106,865 | 48.79 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 518 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 219,028 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby (incumbent) | 180,591 | 63.60 |
| | Democratic | Therese Ford | 103,092 | 36.31 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 270 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 283,953 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby (incumbent) | 113,103 | 67.34 |
| | Democratic | Erick Wright | 54,692 | 32.56 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 157 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,952 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby (incumbent) | 134,886 | 48.75 |
| | Democratic | Nathan Mathis | 112,089 | 40.51 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 29,709 | 10.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 276,684 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby (incumbent) | 138,879 | 61.39 |
| | Democratic | Tabitha Isner | 86,931 | 38.43 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 420 | 0.19 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,230 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Barry Moore | 197,996 | 65.22 |
| | Democratic | Phyllis Harvey-Hall | 105,286 | 34.68 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 287 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 303,569 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Barry Moore (incumbent) | 137,460 | 69.12 |
| | Democratic | Phyllis Harvey-Hall | 58,014 | 29.17 |
| | Libertarian | Jonathan Realz | 3,396 | 1.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 198,870 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2024

2024 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shomari Figures | 157,092 | 54.56 |
| | Republican | Caroleene Dobson | 130,847 | 45.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 287,939 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |