Georgia 55th State Senate District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+47%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 192,2352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,4922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 55, 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 | 64,378 | 22,890 | 88,237 | ||
| D | 65,639 | 21,731 | 88,445 | ||
| D | 51,133 | 19,181 | 73,976 | ||
| D | 46,535 | 22,143 | 69,710 | ||
| D | 48,762 | 22,239 | 71,652 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.6%
German
5.0%
Irish
4.4%
American
4.3%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
0.7%
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: 36.2 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
$83,492
State Senate District 55 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 55$83,492
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.3%
Other Indo-European5.1%
Other languages4.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.2, this rural district ranks among the state's most politically uniform legislative seats, leaving general-election outcomes largely settled well before November.
The Democratic margin in Georgia 55th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,492, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 192,235 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 55, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 55, Georgia voted Democratic by 47.0 points (D+47), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 88,237 votes cast, 64,378 went Democratic and 22,890 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 55, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 55, Georgia as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 55, Georgia?
State Senate District 55, Georgia has a population of 192,235 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 55, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 55, Georgia is $83,492 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 55, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 55, Georgia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.