Georgia 4th Congressional District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 4th Congressional District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+60%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+60MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 735,3492024 5-year
Median household income: $80,0662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 28.9%2024 5-year
Black: 51.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+82 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab

JOHNSON, HankCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann (2005–2007), MAJETTE, Denise L. (2003–2005), McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann (2001–2003), McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann (1999–2001)

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

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 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	+60.1%	280,674	67,851	354,037
2020	D	+61.9%	284,613	65,507	354,048
2016	D	+56.0%	229,304	59,731	302,711
2012	D	+49.4%	217,557	72,300	293,778
2008	D	+50.6%	228,872	74,294	305,189
2004	D	+35.9%	175,092	82,050	259,321
2000	D	+33.3%	133,268	65,127	204,762
1996	D	+29.4%	119,389	62,895	191,906
1992	D	+19.4%	107,852	69,473	198,008
1988	R	−4.1%	78,941	85,822	166,095
1984	R	−18.2%	65,846	95,117	160,963
1980	D	+4.1%	71,821	65,874	145,914
1976	D	+13.9%	75,531	57,103	132,634
1972	R	−55.0%	25,611	88,311	113,923
1968	R	−21.9%	23,891	43,494	89,467
1964	R	−12.3%	32,521	41,630	74,151
1960	D	+4.7%	21,800	19,862	41,663
1956	D	+33.6%	26,454	13,160	39,614
1952	D	+19.7%	19,191	12,869	32,059
1948	D	+31.6%	10,372	4,782	17,680
1944	D	+67.3%	11,079	2,166	13,245
1940	D	+66.1%	8,738	1,770	10,548
1936	D	+75.2%	7,229	1,011	8,269
1932	D	+80.1%	5,123	534	5,730
1928	D	+6.1%	2,518	2,227	4,745
1924	D	+56.7%	2,376	529	3,256
1920	D	+39.6%	2,148	928	3,077
1916	D	+81.7%	2,072	108	2,403
1912	D	+81.7%	1,310	60	1,530
1908	D	+29.3%	1,102	531	1,947
1904	D	+42.0%	1,269	391	2,088
1900	D	+43.9%	1,192	429	1,739
1896	D	+15.8%	1,364	977	2,444
1892	D	+27.1%	1,874	937	3,452
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.

English

6.3%

American

5.1%

German

4.8%

Irish

4.3%

Italian

1.8%

Scottish

1.4%

Polish

0.9%

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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.5%

75–84

2.3%

3.8%

65–74

5.0%

5.6%

55–64

6.4%

6.0%

45–54

6.7%

35–44

7.4%

25–34

8.3%

4.2%

18–24

4.4%

8.4%

5–17

8.2%

3.2%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,066

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$80,066

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.3%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)11.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.7%

speak English only

Spanish8.5%

Other languages4.0%

Other Indo-European3.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

13.1%

Other Christian

11.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.0%

Methodist

6.6%

Non-Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia's 4th district, centered on suburban and urban DeKalb County east of Atlanta, posted a 56-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily Black electorate and one of the most lopsided partisan profiles in the state.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 4th Congressional District peaked at eighty-two points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $80,066 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Georgia voted Democratic by 60.1 points (D+60), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 354,037 votes cast, 280,674 went Democratic and 67,851 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Georgia?

Congressional District 4, Georgia has a population of 735,349 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Georgia?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Georgia is $80,066 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 4th Congressional District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

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