Georgia 1st State Senate District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+6 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 191,4022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+6 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 42,634 | 40,170 | 83,326 | ||
| D | 40,105 | 35,309 | 76,587 | ||
| D | 29,827 | 28,061 | 60,505 | ||
| D | 29,862 | 27,022 | 57,616 | ||
| D | 30,491 | 26,760 | 57,688 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.9%
German
9.0%
Irish
8.5%
American
5.8%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,021
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$75,021
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchoring Georgia's northwestern corner, this district delivered a 62-point presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate constituencies in a state that has otherwise trended competitive at the statewide level.
The Democratic margin in Georgia 1st State Senate District has rarely exceeded six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded a modest threshold. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,021 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Georgia voted Democratic by 3.0 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,326 votes cast, 42,634 went Democratic and 40,170 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Georgia?
State Senate District 1, Georgia has a population of 191,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Georgia is $75,021 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Georgia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.