Georgia 3rd Congressional District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 835,8462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,6582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
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JACK, Brian
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (2023–2025), FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (2021–2023), FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (2019–2021), FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 3, 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.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 168,079 | 265,947 | 438,226 | ||
| R | 153,982 | 244,334 | 403,114 | ||
| R | 115,192 | 207,600 | 336,000 | ||
| R | 112,567 | 201,788 | 318,810 | ||
| R | 115,877 | 201,004 | 319,645 | ||
| R | 83,522 | 180,232 | 265,496 | ||
| R | 69,504 | 127,548 | 201,568 | ||
| R | 64,537 | 89,665 | 168,605 | ||
| R | 64,298 | 80,763 | 171,371 | ||
| R | 41,450 | 85,324 | 127,384 | ||
| R | 41,591 | 80,382 | 121,973 | ||
| D | 60,807 | 45,110 | 108,789 | ||
| D | 66,351 | 31,181 | 97,532 | ||
| R | 14,879 | 60,278 | 75,158 | ||
| O | 18,942 | 22,042 | 84,698 | ||
| R | 37,032 | 39,567 | 76,618 | ||
| D | 37,061 | 15,301 | 52,362 | ||
| D | 36,881 | 13,389 | 50,270 | ||
| D | 40,859 | 10,734 | 51,592 | ||
| D | 24,057 | 4,560 | 33,448 | ||
| D | 23,395 | 3,750 | 27,146 | ||
| D | 24,506 | 2,851 | 27,421 | ||
| D | 22,329 | 2,696 | 25,064 | ||
| D | 21,032 | 948 | 22,079 | ||
| D | 13,220 | 7,467 | 20,687 | ||
| D | 10,393 | 1,884 | 13,542 | ||
| D | 10,333 | 4,025 | 14,357 | ||
| D | 10,369 | 655 | 13,309 | ||
| D | 8,613 | 289 | 11,005 | ||
| D | 6,857 | 2,496 | 11,102 | ||
| D | 8,004 | 1,712 | 12,241 | ||
| D | 8,431 | 3,105 | 12,055 | ||
| D | 9,681 | 5,934 | 16,193 | ||
| D | 14,125 | 5,952 | 23,899 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
12.6%
English
11.0%
Irish
7.4%
German
6.2%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.8%
French
0.8%
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: 38.9 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
$80,658
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$80,658
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia's 3rd stretches from the outer Atlanta suburbs through rural west-central Georgia, producing Republican presidential margins above 20 points in each of the last three cycles. Its electorate is among the most demographically stable in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 3rd Congressional District peaked at ninety-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-two points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $80,658 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 3, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, Georgia voted Republican by 22.3 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 438,226 votes cast, 168,079 went Democratic and 265,947 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 3, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, Georgia?
Congressional District 3, Georgia has a population of 835,846 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Georgia?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, Georgia is $80,658 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.