¶ 2. Geography and Communities
- Bounding coordinates: west longitude -86.370152, south latitude 33.841598, east longitude -85.398837, north latitude 34.526255, derived from Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
- County intersections: Covers the entirety of Etowah County and Cherokee County, alongside southern portions of DeKalb County, visible via the Alabama Senate Redistricting Portal.
- Major municipal footprints inside district: Gadsden, Rainbow City, Centre, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Cedar Bluff, and Leesburg.
- Partially overlapping census places: Southside, Glencoe, Collinsville, Altoona, Boaz, Fyffe, and Piedmont.
- Unincorporated communities and census-designated places: Ballplay, Whitesboro, Carlisle-Rockledge, Lookout Mountain, Gallant, New Union, Bristow Cove, Tidmore Bend, Egypt, Coats Bend, Crossville, Sardis City, Ivalee, Sand Rock, Walnut Grove, Broomtown, Geraldine, Reece City, Spring Garden, Gaylesville, Ridgeville, and Lakeview.
- Hydrological anchors: Anchored by the Coosa River corridor, Weiss Lake in Cherokee County, and Lookout Mountain ridgelines.
- Transportation corridors: Bisected northeast-to-southwest by Interstate 59, alongside U.S. Route 411 and U.S. Route 431 connecting regional manufacturing and transit centers.
¶ 3. Population and Electorate
- District population: 151,704 residents (margin of error ±1,088) reported by the US Census Bureau 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates via the Census Reporter SD10 Profile.
- Median household income: 53,663 USD (margin of error ±2,331 USD, 2024 inflation-adjusted) via the Census Reporter SD10 Profile.
- Poverty status: 26,805 individuals below poverty out of a poverty universe of 149,385 (margin of error ±2,275) via the Census Reporter SD10 Profile.
- Electorate lean: Solid Republican baseline with estimated 2024 presidential performance of R+61.8 as compiled by MultiState SD-10 Analysis.
¶ 4. Elections and Political Context
- 2018 general election: Andrew Jones (R) defeated Craig Ford (IND) with 60.6% of the vote on November 6, 2018, flipping an open seat following the retirement of Phil Williams.
- 2022 general election: Incumbent Andrew Jones won reelection uncontested by major party opposition with 98.2% of the vote on November 8, 2022, as tracked by MultiState Candidate Records.
- 2026 Republican primary: Andrew Jones defeated challenger Amy Minton with 53.8% of the vote on May 19, 2026.
- Certified 2026 Republican nominee: Andrew Jones, certified on August 28, 2026, by the Alabama Secretary of State Republican Certification.
- Certified 2026 Independent nominee: Jesse Battles, certified on August 26, 2026, by the Alabama Secretary of State Independent Certification.
- Upcoming general contest: Scheduled for November 3, 2026, between Andrew Jones and Jesse Battles, with official voter services administered through the Alabama Votes Portal.
¶ 5. Economic and Civic Anchors
- Higher education inside district: Gadsden State Community College, located in Gadsden, serves as the primary technical, allied health, and academic transfer institution for Etowah and Cherokee counties.
- Regional healthcare acute care inside district: Gadsden Regional Medical Center, a 346-bed acute care facility in Gadsden, provides regional trauma, cardiovascular, and stroke treatment.
- Community healthcare inside district: Riverview Regional Medical Center, operated by Prime Healthcare in Gadsden, offers emergency medicine, cardiac catheterization, and inpatient behavioral services.
- Rural healthcare anchor inside district: Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, located in Centre, provides emergency care, diagnostic imaging, and post-acute rehabilitation for Cherokee County residents.
- Municipal government anchor inside district: The City of Gadsden, maintaining municipal offices, public safety headquarters, and riverfront infrastructure development.
- County government anchors inside district: The Etowah County Commission operating in Gadsden and the Cherokee County Commission headquartered in Centre.
- Regional-serving economic connection: Advanced poultry, metal fabrication, and agricultural distribution networks centered along the Interstate 59 and Coosa River corridors, with regional workforce ties extending toward the Huntsville and Birmingham metropolitan areas.
¶ 6. People and Organizations to Map
- Officeholder: Andrew Jones, State Senator representing District 10 in the Alabama Senate.
- Challenger: Jesse Battles, Independent candidate certified for the 2026 general election.
- Municipal and civic bodies: City of Gadsden, Etowah County Commission, and Cherokee County Commission.
- Educational and medical anchors: Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden Regional Medical Center, Riverview Regional Medical Center, and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center.
- Correlation question 1: What relationship, if any, exists between industrial manufacturing shifts in the Gadsden area and technical enrollment programs at Gadsden State Community College?
- Correlation question 2: What relationship, if any, exists between patient referral flows from Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center and inpatient specialty volume at Gadsden Regional Medical Center?
- Correlation question 3: What relationship, if any, exists between municipal water utility litigation in Gadsden and agricultural irrigation tax exemptions sponsored in the Alabama Legislature?
¶ 7. Representation and Legislative Work
- Chamber role: Andrew Jones represents District 10 as part of the Senate Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature.
- Agricultural and economic legislation: Sponsored statutory tax exemptions for commercial greenhouse, pivot irrigation, and poultry house energy consumption to reduce operating costs for rural producers in the district.
- Workforce and veteran initiatives: Authored legislation creating the Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate to ease transitions for service veterans into regional public classrooms.
- Local governance actions: Sponsored statutory and constitutional measures addressing local board appointments and county governance oversight across Etowah and Cherokee counties.
- Constituent services: Coordinates community development grants, infrastructure project requests along the Interstate 59 corridor, and state appropriations for local vocational and healthcare facilities.