Georgia 13th Congressional District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 942,6302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,2342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 31.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab
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Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 13, 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 | 312,607 | 125,655 | 445,728 | ||
| D | 306,357 | 123,012 | 434,557 | ||
| D | 236,469 | 109,520 | 363,240 | ||
| D | 215,664 | 122,509 | 342,541 | ||
| D | 222,958 | 122,161 | 347,491 | ||
| D | 155,259 | 127,824 | 285,267 | ||
| D | 115,604 | 99,417 | 220,736 | ||
| D | 100,621 | 84,230 | 196,169 | ||
| D | 95,558 | 81,439 | 201,816 | ||
| R | 68,749 | 87,266 | 157,216 | ||
| R | 65,744 | 88,316 | 154,060 | ||
| D | 71,419 | 54,681 | 131,790 | ||
| D | 80,303 | 42,656 | 122,960 | ||
| R | 33,559 | 68,508 | 102,067 | ||
| R | 35,253 | 35,827 | 101,069 | ||
| D | 45,437 | 42,578 | 88,028 | ||
| D | 30,435 | 25,161 | 55,595 | ||
| D | 27,856 | 17,317 | 45,173 | ||
| D | 26,869 | 15,554 | 42,423 | ||
| D | 14,895 | 6,762 | 25,563 | ||
| D | 17,380 | 3,527 | 20,908 | ||
| D | 14,689 | 2,709 | 17,451 | ||
| D | 12,898 | 1,762 | 14,702 | ||
| D | 10,307 | 881 | 11,307 | ||
| R | 4,833 | 5,058 | 9,891 | ||
| D | 4,063 | 1,408 | 6,277 | ||
| D | 3,728 | 1,827 | 5,555 | ||
| D | 5,002 | 611 | 6,272 | ||
| D | 4,020 | 226 | 5,381 | ||
| D | 2,550 | 1,643 | 4,683 | ||
| D | 3,161 | 870 | 4,711 | ||
| D | 3,073 | 1,241 | 4,474 | ||
| D | 3,162 | 2,406 | 5,827 | ||
| D | 3,414 | 1,396 | 5,985 | ||
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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
7.3%
American
5.5%
Irish
5.1%
German
5.0%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 36.1 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
$85,234
Congressional District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 13$85,234
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia's 13th stretches through majority-Black suburbs southwest of Atlanta and routinely posts presidential margins exceeding 50 points Democratic, making it one of the most reliably one-sided districts in the country.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 13th Congressional District peaked at eighty-three points in 1932; 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 seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $85,234 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 13, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 13, Georgia voted Democratic by 41.9 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 445,728 votes cast, 312,607 went Democratic and 125,655 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 13, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 13, 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 13, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 13, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 13, Georgia?
Congressional District 13, Georgia has a population of 942,630 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 13, Georgia?
Median household income in Congressional District 13, Georgia is $85,234 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Congressional District 13, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 13, 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.