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State House District 55·Georgia

Georgia 55th State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Georgia's most lopsided presidential-margin districts in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+44
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
38,344
2024 ACS

Georgia 55th State House District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+44%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+44MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
38,3442024 5-year
Median household income
$95,2922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
38.2%2024 5-year
Black
42.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+13 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+44.5%
13,7045,15219,223
D
+46.5%
13,5754,88818,687
D
+40.9%
10,5804,19515,627
D
+29.7%
9,0994,88414,188
D
+35.0%
9,6884,63514,423
D
+19.3%
7,1034,78611,994
D
+17.9%
5,4153,7359,375
D
+22.0%
5,1043,1998,661
D
+24.1%
5,2523,0449,168
D
+13.5%
4,3013,2697,647
D
+13.8%
4,4723,3897,861
D
+27.9%
4,2292,3126,864
D
+35.7%
4,6252,1926,817
R
−12.9%
2,6473,4286,076
D
+7.7%
2,7732,2856,378
D
+12.2%
3,3322,6075,939
D
+1.7%
1,9881,9213,909
D
+15.6%
1,8201,3293,149
D
+19.7%
1,8681,2543,122
D
+28.1%
1,0445331,818
D
+65.7%
1,3242741,597
D
+67.5%
1,1152151,334
D
+76.6%
9681271,098
D
+80.5%
71773800
R
−3.3%
338361699
D
+38.8%
304118480
D
+32.4%
256131386
D
+67.9%
35350446
D
+71.0%
28819379
D
+22.6%
185113319
D
+50.9%
22665316
D
+47.0%
20472281
D
+18.5%
191129336
D
+45.7%
20567302
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.2%
German
6.7%
Irish
6.3%
American
4.7%
Italian
3.0%
Polish
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.5%
75–84
2.2%
3.4%
65–74
4.3%
5.6%
55–64
5.8%
6.6%
45–54
6.9%
7.2%
35–44
7.5%
8.4%
25–34
8.8%
4.9%
18–24
4.8%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,292
State House District 55 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 55$95,292
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 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.8%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Methodist
10.5%
Other Christian
9.3%
Non-Christian
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.2, this rural Georgia district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep partisan consolidation common to low-density areas far from the Atlanta metro.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 55th State House District reached its widest at eighty-one points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was forty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,292, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 38,344 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 55, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 55, Georgia voted Democratic by 44.5 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,223 votes cast, 13,704 went Democratic and 5,152 went Republican.
What is State House District 55, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 55, Georgia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 32 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 55, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 55, Georgia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 55, Georgia?
State House District 55, Georgia has a population of 38,344 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 55, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 55, Georgia is $95,292 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 55, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 55, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.