- District ID: AL-HD-031
- Chamber Key: sldl:01:31
- Chamber: Alabama House of Representatives, documented via the Alabama Legislature Process Portal.
- Permanent Wiki Path: explore/places/al/lower/31
- Geographic Extent: Central Alabama, situated primarily in Elmore County northeast of the Montgomery metropolitan core.
- Incumbent Officeholder Reference: Troy Stubbs (dated reference as of 2026-09-30 via the Alabama House Directory).
- Collection Vintage: 2026-10-08; source records include 2020-2024 Census ACS, 2021 legislative redistricting maps, and 2026 Secretary of State candidate filings.
¶ 2. Geography and Communities
- Mapped Boundary: Bounding box coordinates spans west longitude -86.413335, south latitude 32.440731, east longitude -85.852718, and north latitude 32.769225, defined on the Alabama Legislative 2021 House District Map and the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
- County Overlaps: Wholly contained within Elmore County, Alabama.
- Municipal and Place Footprints: Encompasses nearly the entirety of the census designated places of Holtville, Deatsville, and Eclectic. Intersects the corporate limits and peripheral neighborhoods of Wetumpka, Tallassee, Coosada, Elmore, and Millbrook.
- River and Water Systems: Dominated by the lower Coosa River basin and the Tallapoosa River corridor, containing the Jordan Dam impoundment (Lake Jordan) and extending toward the southern reaches of Lake Martin near Martin Dam.
- Transportation Corridors: Bisected north-to-south by U.S. Route 231, linking Wetumpka and northern Elmore County directly toward Montgomery, and intersected east-to-west by Alabama State Route 14 connecting Elmore, Wetumpka, and Tallassee, overseen regionally by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
¶ 3. Population and Electorate
- District Population: Estimated at 49,523 (+/- 1,615) residents under the 2020-2024 ACS 5-year sample via the Census Reporter Profile for AL-HD-031.
- Median Household Income: 75,257 (+/- 5,587) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars according to ACS 5-year Table B19013.
- Poverty Demographics: 5,628 (+/- 1,048) individuals below the federal poverty line out of a total surveyed universe of 45,291 (+/- 1,587) persons (Table B17001).
- Electorate Structure: Combines long-standing rural residential and agrarian communities with rapidly expanding suburban bedroom communities oriented toward the Montgomery and Maxwell-Gunter employment centers.
¶ 4. Elections and Political Context
- Chamber Structure: The Alabama House of Representatives consists of 105 single-member districts elected concurrently to four-year terms.
- 2022 General Election: Troy Stubbs was elected to represent House District 31 in November 2022 following redistricting, taking office in the 2023 legislative session.
- 2026 Election Calendar: Statewide primary held May 19, 2026; primary runoff held June 16, 2026; general election scheduled for November 3, 2026, as administered by the Alabama Secretary of State Elections Division.
- 2026 Certified Nominees: Troy B. Stubbs was certified as the Republican nominee for House District 31 on 2026-08-28 via the Alabama Secretary of State Republican Candidate Certification. General election returns remain pending past the collection date.
¶ 5. Economic and Civic Anchors
- Hydroelectric and Water Infrastructure: Operates major recreational and power generation assets along Lake Jordan, managed through Alabama Power Shorelines, and water resources extending to the Tallapoosa River.
- Healthcare Facilities: Anchored in eastern Elmore County by Community Hospital in Tallassee, providing acute care, clinical services, and emergency treatment for surrounding rural and small-town populations.
- Local Public Education: Public primary and secondary schooling coordinated by Elmore County Public Schools, headquartered in Wetumpka, serving community high schools in Holtville, Eclectic (Elmore County High School), and Wetumpka.
- Cultural and Historical Heritage: Home to the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers and the Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson State Historic Site, an archaeological and historic preserve managed by the Alabama Historical Commission near Wetumpka.
- Civic Commerce: Supported by regional commercial and retail corridors along U.S. Route 231 in Wetumpka and community business clusters organized under the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce.
¶ 6. People and Organizations to Map
- Representative Troy Stubbs: Incumbent state representative (serving 2022-2026 term); former chairman of the Elmore County Commission.
- Elmore County Commission: County government body coordinating infrastructure, zoning, and public works with state legislative delegations.
- Alabama Historical Commission: State preservation entity administering historic properties along river confluences in the district.
- Research Questions:
- What relationship, if any, exists between residential property associations around Lake Jordan and civic input on Alabama Power hydroelectric flow policies within House District 31?
- What relationship, if any, exists between commuter volume on U.S. Route 231 and Alabama State Route 14 connecting Elmore County to Montgomery and legislative sponsorship of state transportation appropriations?
- What relationship, if any, exists between Community Hospital in Tallassee and the allocation of district-level healthcare resources across unincorporated sections of eastern Elmore County?
¶ 7. Representation and Legislative Work
- Chamber Representation: Represented by Troy Stubbs, designated member for District 31 on the Alabama State Legislature Member Roster.
- Legislative Committee Focus: Officeholder records track service on House standing committees, addressing municipal and county government affairs, state financial budgets, and public infrastructure policy impacting central Alabama.
- Constituency Case Scope: Covers flood mitigation and water resource issues along the Coosa and Tallapoosa river basins, state highway maintenance on US-231 and SR-14, and public school capital improvements across the Elmore County school system.