Georgia 2nd Congressional District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 2nd Congressional District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 740,0162024 5-year
Median household income: $56,4802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.7%2024 5-year
Black: 47.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+92 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab

BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HATCHER, Charles Floyd (1991–1993), HATCHER, Charles Floyd (1989–1991), HATCHER, Charles Floyd (1987–1989), HATCHER, Charles Floyd (1985–1987)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

30 counties · 11 D · 19 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.8%	163,851	154,830	320,527
2020	D	+5.5%	167,347	149,838	320,129
2016	D	+3.5%	143,465	133,406	284,561
2012	D	+8.2%	158,508	134,342	295,360
2008	D	+7.2%	159,687	138,230	299,482
2004	R	−3.8%	124,185	133,931	259,471
2000	D	+1.0%	108,437	106,196	216,764
1996	D	+11.8%	106,462	82,796	200,998
1992	D	+11.4%	108,487	83,669	218,113
1988	R	−8.3%	82,970	98,232	184,233
1984	R	−5.7%	93,554	104,920	198,474
1980	D	+22.6%	112,036	70,023	185,701
1976	D	+37.3%	117,531	53,611	171,141
1972	R	−50.8%	35,753	109,541	145,294
1968	O	+1.2%	39,870	38,006	160,809
1964	R	−29.3%	52,774	96,609	149,398
1960	D	+30.7%	57,258	30,326	87,584
1956	D	+41.0%	58,992	24,701	83,693
1952	D	+43.4%	61,111	24,137	85,248
1948	D	+41.6%	29,273	8,287	50,507
1944	D	+71.3%	36,908	6,175	43,084
1940	D	+78.1%	35,871	4,369	40,342
1936	D	+87.2%	36,288	2,422	38,828
1932	D	+91.7%	31,570	1,284	33,040
1928	D	+40.7%	20,608	8,676	29,284
1924	D	+75.7%	17,891	1,967	21,042
1920	D	+68.1%	14,425	2,740	17,165
1916	D	+85.0%	16,684	799	18,692
1912	D	+83.2%	15,126	549	17,515
1908	D	+31.1%	12,522	6,024	20,888
1904	D	+61.8%	13,853	2,387	18,562
1900	D	+55.2%	13,183	3,554	17,441
1896	D	+25.7%	14,240	7,992	24,299
1892	D	+37.7%	21,764	8,722	34,568
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	49.4%	48.5%	3,935,924
2020	R	47.9%	49.7%	4,952,175
2016	R	41.0%	54.8%	3,898,605
2014	R	45.2%	52.9%	2,567,805
2010	R	39.0%	58.3%	2,555,258
2008	R	42.6%	57.4%	2,137,956
2004	R	40.0%	57.9%	3,220,981
2002	R	45.9%	52.7%	2,031,604
2000	D	58.5%	0.0%	2,415,743
1998	R	45.1%	52.4%	1,753,953
1996	D	48.9%	47.5%	2,259,224
1992	R	49.4%	50.6%	1,253,991
1990	D	100.0%	0.0%	1,033,439
1986	D	50.9%	49.1%	1,225,008
1984	D	79.9%	20.1%	1,681,344
1980	R	49.1%	50.9%	1,579,829
1978	D	83.1%	16.9%	645,128

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

8.9%

English

7.9%

Irish

5.0%

German

4.2%

Italian

1.1%

Scottish

1.1%

French

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

3.0%

4.7%

65–74

5.6%

5.9%

55–64

6.6%

5.6%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

6.6%

6.7%

25–34

6.7%

4.9%

18–24

4.6%

8.8%

5–17

8.5%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,480

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$56,480

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

20.6%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1829.4%

Working age (18–64)18.1%

Seniors (65+)16.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.4%

speak English only

Spanish4.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

25.4%

Other Christian

9.9%

Methodist

9.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia's 2nd stretches across the agricultural flatlands of the southwest, where a majority-Black electorate has produced consistent double-digit Democratic margins in presidential races, making it one of the state's most reliably blue constituencies.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded ninety-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 21% poverty rate, and a median household income of $56,480 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Georgia voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 320,527 votes cast, 163,851 went Democratic and 154,830 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Georgia?

Congressional District 2, Georgia has a population of 740,016 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Georgia?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Georgia is $56,480 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 2nd Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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