Georgia 8th Congressional District, Georgia: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 787,9332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,6012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 31.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Predecessors: MARSHALL, Jim (2009–2011), MARSHALL, Jim (2007–2009), WESTMORELAND, Lynn A. (2005–2007), COLLINS, Michael Allen (Mac) (2003–2005)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 122,965 | 219,767 | 344,820 | ||
| R | 121,913 | 204,184 | 329,466 | ||
| R | 98,337 | 175,306 | 281,356 | ||
| R | 110,229 | 169,361 | 282,698 | ||
| R | 111,284 | 169,232 | 282,448 | ||
| R | 87,850 | 151,549 | 240,769 | ||
| R | 80,305 | 115,571 | 198,347 | ||
| R | 82,746 | 82,997 | 181,321 | ||
| D | 84,914 | 75,999 | 190,571 | ||
| R | 61,820 | 89,066 | 151,795 | ||
| R | 66,784 | 89,293 | 156,077 | ||
| D | 90,707 | 56,790 | 150,707 | ||
| D | 105,931 | 36,847 | 142,778 | ||
| R | 21,946 | 91,802 | 113,748 | ||
| O | 27,533 | 29,221 | 133,360 | ||
| R | 47,996 | 81,501 | 129,512 | ||
| D | 59,900 | 22,794 | 82,694 | ||
| D | 62,056 | 16,148 | 78,204 | ||
| D | 60,591 | 17,201 | 77,791 | ||
| D | 34,234 | 6,175 | 52,463 | ||
| D | 31,258 | 6,970 | 38,233 | ||
| D | 30,712 | 4,432 | 35,282 | ||
| D | 33,157 | 3,115 | 36,388 | ||
| D | 33,874 | 1,111 | 35,134 | ||
| D | 20,479 | 8,053 | 28,533 | ||
| D | 18,678 | 1,976 | 21,821 | ||
| D | 14,098 | 3,691 | 17,789 | ||
| D | 19,517 | 1,100 | 22,044 | ||
| D | 14,114 | 474 | 16,608 | ||
| D | 10,836 | 4,195 | 17,419 | ||
| D | 10,956 | 2,249 | 14,717 | ||
| D | 9,553 | 3,855 | 13,676 | ||
| D | 10,582 | 6,487 | 18,199 | ||
| D | 15,654 | 5,254 | 24,103 | ||
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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
Georgia's 8th stretches across the state's rural south-central corridor, where Republican presidential candidates have carried it by 25 points or more in recent cycles. The district's demographic profile — heavily rural, with mid-sized anchors like Valdosta — anchors its consistent double-digit margins.
The Democratic margin in Georgia 8th Congressional District peaked at ninety-three points in 1932. By 1996 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $59,601 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Congressional District 8, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/1308/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.