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State House District 28·Georgia

Georgia 28th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Georgia's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
93,346
2024 ACS

Georgia 28th State House District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
93,3462024 5-year
Median household income
$137,1712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.5%2024 5-year
Black
4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.1%
15,53031,89548,014
R
−34.1%
14,34429,56344,586
R
−47.2%
8,07924,21634,210
R
−62.0%
5,15322,78828,433
R
−57.3%
5,48220,56526,321
R
−65.7%
3,36116,56620,086
R
−56.8%
2,5659,91712,934
R
−37.2%
2,3405,5818,724
R
−20.3%
2,0603,4476,836
R
−49.8%
1,0933,2874,402
R
−45.8%
1,0532,8343,887
D
+16.8%
1,9111,3453,365
D
+50.0%
2,0576862,743
R
−66.7%
2841,4211,705
O
−15.5%
3496612,015
D
+15.3%
8956581,554
D
+43.6%
1,0123971,409
D
+30.5%
9014801,381
D
+47.8%
717253970
D
+49.0%
7092071,024
D
+29.7%
469254723
D
+43.6%
566222789
D
+31.4%
370193563
D
+87.3%
63142675
R
−38.9%
160364524
D
+44.4%
288107408
D
+8.6%
322271593
D
+64.6%
43558584
D
+58.0%
12610200
R
−23.0%
80137248
D
+17.7%
195120424
D
+17.3%
14096254
D
+29.1%
203108326
O
+34.4%
27262610
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
German
9.8%
Irish
9.0%
American
6.1%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander9.6%
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European7.9%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.8%
Baptist
13.5%
Other Christian
8.4%
Methodist
4.2%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this state house district sits far outside Georgia's competitive statewide territory, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate that votes with unusual consistency across federal and state races.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 28th State House District peaked at eighty-seven 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 forty-six points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $137,171 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 28, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 28, Georgia voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,014 votes cast, 15,530 went Democratic and 31,895 went Republican.
What is State House District 28, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 28, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 28, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 28, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 28, Georgia?
State House District 28, Georgia has a population of 93,346 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 28, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 28, Georgia is $137,171 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 28, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 28, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.