State House District 46 State House District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 46th State House District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 44,5642024 5-year
Median household income: $103,2622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.7%2024 5-year
Black: 24.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	D	+9.0%	12,605	10,485	23,519
2020	D	+9.0%	12,172	10,124	22,668
2016	R	−2.5%	8,698	9,180	19,075
2012	R	−16.3%	7,214	10,092	17,649
2008	R	−12.8%	7,672	9,956	17,816
2004	R	−27.3%	5,623	9,900	15,670
2000	R	−24.5%	4,687	7,877	13,003
1996	R	−21.0%	3,993	6,304	11,004
1992	R	−20.5%	3,444	5,630	10,680
1988	R	−46.2%	2,107	5,758	7,904
1984	R	−54.8%	1,528	5,227	6,756
1980	R	−12.7%	2,125	2,778	5,152
1976	D	+14.4%	2,436	1,821	4,257
1972	R	−70.0%	417	2,367	2,784
1968	R	−21.7%	476	1,009	2,461
1964	R	−10.8%	913	1,135	2,048
1960	D	+21.4%	717	464	1,181
1956	D	+25.3%	639	381	1,020
1952	D	+40.3%	566	241	807
1948	D	+44.3%	267	89	402
1944	D	+52.9%	280	86	367
1940	D	+58.2%	255	67	323
1936	D	+53.3%	164	50	214
1932	D	+83.3%	186	16	204
1928	R	−16.2%	83	115	198
1924	D	+45.9%	84	28	122
1920	R	−2.1%	71	74	145
1916	D	+63.4%	104	12	145
1912	D	+68.8%	88	2	125
1908	D	+11.8%	51	39	102
1904	D	+50.9%	70	15	108
1900	D	+43.4%	68	25	99
1896	D	+23.7%	83	50	139
1892	D	+39.6%	107	35	182
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.8%

German

8.4%

Irish

8.2%

American

4.5%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

2.2%

Polish

1.4%

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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.0%

65–74

4.7%

6.0%

55–64

6.4%

6.6%

45–54

7.0%

35–44

7.3%

7.1%

25–34

7.2%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.6%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,262

State House District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 46$103,262

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.7%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.9%

speak English only

Spanish11.7%

Other Indo-European5.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Baptist

12.6%

Other Christian

12.3%

Methodist

8.5%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia 46th State House District in the Deep South has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Georgia 46th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 46th State House District has rarely exceeded eighty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $103,262 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 46, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 46, Georgia voted Democratic by 9.0 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,519 votes cast, 12,605 went Democratic and 10,485 went Republican.

What is State House District 46, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 46, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 46, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Georgia voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 46, Georgia?

State House District 46, Georgia has a population of 44,564 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 46, Georgia?

Median household income in State House District 46, Georgia is $103,262 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State House District 46, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 46th State House District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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