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Alabama's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives.It is composed of the wealthier portions of Birmingham, nearly all of Jefferson County outside Birmingham, most of Blount County, and the entirety of Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, and Shelby counties. [5]
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major cities, major roads, water areas, urban areas, and parks in Alabama, with neighbouring states coloured in gray.
This is three fewer districts than the historic high of ten congressional districts just prior to the 1930 census. In the case of Allen v. Milligan , 599 U.S. 1 (2023), the Supreme Court of the United States held that the state's current map violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. § 10301 ) and needs to be redrawn with ...
The creation of a Democratic-leaning congressional district in Alabama has drawn a sprawling field of candidates as Democrats eye a rare opportunity in the deep red state to flip a Republican seat ...
A panel of federal judges approved a new congressional map for Alabama on Thursday after versions drawn by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature were struck down for diluting the power ...
A proposal for redrawn congressional districts in Alabama has been met with criticism by leaders and advocates, who say the new map is still biased against Black residents, despite a Supreme Court ...
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major roads, water areas, urban areas, and parks in Alabama, with neighbouring states coloured in gray and an inset for the Birmingham metropolitan area.
The fight over whether Alabama's congressional map complies with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 now shifts back to federal court as state Republicans submit their new plan to the same three-judge ...