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State Senate District 42·Georgia

Georgia 42nd State Senate District delivered R+5 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Georgia's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
GA
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
191,057
2024 ACS

Georgia 42nd State Senate District, Georgia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+17 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
191,0572024 5-year
Median household income
$80,2062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.2%2024 5-year
Black
39.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 2008MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.9%
47,96552,971101,508
R
−8.0%
42,02349,38892,401
R
−16.2%
30,10742,26774,868
R
−16.9%
29,16041,21371,190
R
−16.6%
28,37839,81368,782

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.9%
English
9.5%
Irish
6.5%
German
5.3%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.0%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.9%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.0%
65–74
5.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.6%
6.3%
45–54
7.2%
6.0%
35–44
7.0%
5.8%
25–34
6.6%
4.6%
18–24
4.5%
9.4%
5–17
9.4%
2.8%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,206
State Senate District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 42$80,206
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.0%
Other Christian
13.8%
Methodist
5.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+37.3, this Fulton or DeKalb-area district anchors the Democratic coalition in the Atlanta metro, where dense, majority-minority precincts drive some of the state's widest partisan margins.

The Republican margin in Georgia 42nd State Senate District reached its widest at seventeen points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,206, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 191,057 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 42, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/13042/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 42, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 42, Georgia voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,508 votes cast, 47,965 went Democratic and 52,971 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 42, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 42, Georgia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 42, Georgia?
State Senate District 42, Georgia has a population of 191,057 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 42, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 42, Georgia is $80,206 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 42, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 42, Georgia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.