Georgia 9th Congressional District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 9th Congressional District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 823,5682024 5-year
Median household income: $77,4902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.5%2024 5-year
Black: 13.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab

CLYDE, Andrew S.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: COLLINS, Doug (2019–2021), COLLINS, Doug (2017–2019), COLLINS, Doug (2015–2017), COLLINS, Doug (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

14 counties · 1 D · 13 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	R	−34.3%	131,338	270,884	406,408
2020	R	−31.4%	125,031	241,826	371,439
2016	R	−37.5%	86,190	197,228	296,180
2012	R	−42.1%	74,165	185,251	263,915
2008	R	−37.9%	80,109	179,532	262,311
2004	R	−44.4%	61,856	162,129	225,844
2000	R	−35.1%	54,745	116,623	176,491
1996	R	−18.3%	54,561	82,388	152,115
1992	R	−12.9%	52,573	71,764	148,790
1988	R	−37.6%	32,831	72,761	106,190
1984	R	−36.2%	30,148	64,344	94,492
1980	D	+18.4%	51,923	35,373	89,743
1976	D	+45.6%	58,086	21,706	79,792
1972	R	−61.5%	9,864	41,322	51,186
1968	O	−12.8%	13,350	21,488	63,699
1964	D	+24.7%	36,942	22,300	59,276
1960	D	+34.5%	31,660	15,403	47,063
1956	D	+29.0%	26,297	14,462	40,759
1952	D	+43.3%	30,673	12,147	42,820
1948	D	+34.1%	16,244	7,561	25,452
1944	D	+42.2%	17,529	7,122	24,658
1940	D	+46.9%	17,713	6,374	24,190
1936	D	+43.5%	16,974	6,671	23,689
1932	D	+55.7%	17,464	4,933	22,498
1928	R	−16.4%	9,365	13,052	22,417
1924	D	+25.4%	9,330	5,405	15,478
1920	D	+6.7%	7,433	6,497	13,930
1916	D	+54.1%	11,000	2,037	16,561
1912	D	+55.4%	6,041	696	9,642
1908	D	+0.8%	4,508	4,430	10,091
1904	D	+23.5%	6,564	3,514	12,954
1900	D	+26.6%	5,940	3,280	9,993
1896	D	+18.4%	7,425	5,028	13,003
1892	D	+33.6%	8,535	3,238	15,761
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

12.0%

Irish

8.0%

American

7.7%

German

7.1%

Scottish

2.1%

Italian

2.0%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.5%

75–84

2.9%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.4%

55–64

6.7%

6.3%

45–54

6.5%

6.0%

35–44

6.3%

6.1%

25–34

6.1%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,490

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$77,490

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 1817.2%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.3%

speak English only

Spanish15.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

20.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.1%

Other Christian

12.2%

Methodist

5.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Blue Ridge foothills of northwest Georgia, this district delivered a 54.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a benchmark for measuring the GOP's ceiling in rural Appalachian constituencies.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 9th Congressional District peaked at fifty-six 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-six points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $77,490 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page

All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.

Congressional District 9, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/1309/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Georgia voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 406,408 votes cast, 131,338 went Democratic and 270,884 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, 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 9, Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Georgia?

Congressional District 9, Georgia has a population of 823,568 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Georgia?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Georgia is $77,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, 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.

Georgia 9th Congressional District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions