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Georgia 48th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+25.92012R+35.22016R+11.82020D+2.92024D+1.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+1.1
2024
median income$134,721U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age40.7U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate6.1%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)53.6%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english22.9%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.9%
German10.7%
Irish10.1%
Mexican5.9%
Puerto Rican1.3%
Colombian0.9%
Asian Indian4.6%
Chinese2.2%
Korean1.8%
African American†9.0%
African0.3%
Jamaican0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Fulton County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Georgia 48th State House District

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Georgia 48th State House DistrictHarrisD+1.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 48th State House DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 48th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+1.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 48th State House District · D+1.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.8%16,661
Donald TrumpRepublican48.7%16,301
Chase OliverLibertarian1.5%499
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 48th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fulton County, GADemocraticD+44.5
Gwinnett County, GADemocraticD+16.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.8%Harris16,661
48.7%Trump16,301
1.5%Oliver499
+1.1%
33,461
D
50.7%Biden16,847
47.8%Trump15,884
1.5%Jorgensen500
+2.9%
33,231
R
41.7%Clinton11,343
53.4%Trump14,550
4.9%Johnson1,336
−11.8%
27,229
R
32.4%Obama8,163
67.6%Romney17,021
0.0%
−35.2%
25,184
R
36.6%Obama9,529
62.5%McCain16,265
0.9%Barr222
−25.9%
26,016
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +1.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+1.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−25.9%
2012−35.2%
2016−11.8%
2020+2.9%
2024+1.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RScott HiltonState House · 48

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Georgia House District 48 sits in the suburban Atlanta orbit, where rapid demographic change has compressed presidential margins to the low single digits — making it one of the state's more closely watched legislative battlegrounds.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 35.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.1 points.

A population of 58,978, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,721 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 49 and State House District 53.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 49
Georgia
95.4twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorycollege share
State House District 53
Georgia
94.2twin score
12-yr trend2012 margincollege share
State House District 47
Georgia
93.7twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorycollege share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 48th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 48th State House District voted Democratic by 1.1 points (D+1.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,461 votes cast, 16,661 went Democratic and 16,301 went Republican.
When did Georgia 48th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Georgia 48th State House District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Georgia 48th State House District?
Georgia 48th State House District has a population of 58,978 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 48th State House District?
Median household income in Georgia 48th State House District is $134,721 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 48th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 48th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.