Georgia 5th Congressional District, Georgia: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+52%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 549,9702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,2202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 47.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
D
WILLIAMS, Nikema
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: LEWIS, John R. (2019–2021), HALL, Kwanza (2019–2021), LEWIS, John R. (2017–2019), LEWIS, John R. (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 199,840 | 62,245 | 266,864 | ||
| D | 200,594 | 58,817 | 262,460 | ||
| D | 159,162 | 50,618 | 220,994 | ||
| D | 143,509 | 59,742 | 206,066 | ||
| D | 152,336 | 58,075 | 211,814 | ||
| D | 113,863 | 62,076 | 177,444 | ||
| D | 86,676 | 49,028 | 139,310 | ||
| D | 79,048 | 44,520 | 129,270 | ||
| D | 76,963 | 45,635 | 135,965 | ||
| D | 60,103 | 52,356 | 113,505 | ||
| D | 58,148 | 56,880 | 115,028 | ||
| D | 57,922 | 39,132 | 102,172 | ||
| D | 62,958 | 35,509 | 98,467 | ||
| R | 30,876 | 56,007 | 86,883 | ||
| R | 31,403 | 32,671 | 82,735 | ||
| D | 38,748 | 35,341 | 74,094 | ||
| D | 23,879 | 22,805 | 46,684 | ||
| D | 23,463 | 15,526 | 38,989 | ||
| D | 21,855 | 14,752 | 36,607 | ||
| D | 12,034 | 6,072 | 21,009 | ||
| D | 14,773 | 3,047 | 17,820 | ||
| D | 12,160 | 2,402 | 14,611 | ||
| D | 10,518 | 1,409 | 11,965 | ||
| D | 7,817 | 802 | 8,719 | ||
| R | 3,633 | 3,865 | 7,498 | ||
| D | 3,269 | 1,197 | 5,086 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 1,360 | 4,134 | ||
| D | 3,638 | 457 | 4,535 | ||
| D | 2,859 | 182 | 3,743 | ||
| D | 1,869 | 1,134 | 3,270 | ||
| D | 2,266 | 646 | 3,230 | ||
| D | 2,066 | 728 | 2,859 | ||
| D | 1,985 | 1,332 | 3,494 | ||
| D | 2,222 | 764 | 3,420 | ||
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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.
English
7.9%
German
5.8%
Irish
5.4%
American
4.6%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
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
$88,220
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$88,220
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia's 5th anchors Atlanta's urban core and routinely posts presidential margins exceeding 70 points — among the widest in any congressional district nationwide, reflecting its dense, majority-minority population centered on Fulton and DeKalb counties.
The Democratic margin in Georgia 5th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at eighty points in 1932; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,220, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Georgia voted Democratic by 51.6 points (D+52), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 266,864 votes cast, 199,840 went Democratic and 62,245 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Georgia as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 31 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 5, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Georgia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Georgia?
Congressional District 5, Georgia has a population of 549,970 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Georgia?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Georgia is $88,220 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.