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1876–2024
State House District 61·Georgia

Georgia 61st State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A suburban Atlanta district trending toward Democrats by mid-single digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+33
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
77,457
2024 ACS

Georgia 61st State House District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+33%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
77,4572024 5-year
Median household income
$98,0062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.1%2024 5-year
Black
36.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+33.4%
25,91112,75739,422
D
+34.5%
25,50712,30138,329
D
+26.3%
19,41410,95432,228
D
+13.6%
16,53012,52429,534
D
+18.0%
17,58012,17630,004
D
+1.7%
12,90512,46125,597
D
+1.0%
10,1099,91120,594
D
+5.3%
9,2398,26518,423
D
+7.3%
9,0727,68518,949
R
−7.4%
6,9538,08015,158
R
−7.6%
6,7777,89914,675
D
+16.2%
6,8564,86112,302
D
+30.2%
7,5764,06511,641
R
−24.0%
3,6796,0039,682
D
+2.7%
3,8793,6139,835
D
+8.6%
4,8844,1078,991
D
+4.4%
3,0222,7675,788
D
+17.1%
2,7621,9544,717
D
+22.3%
2,7701,7614,531
D
+29.8%
1,5147402,593
D
+64.9%
1,8814012,282
D
+67.1%
1,5943121,912
D
+75.2%
1,3451881,538
D
+81.1%
1,0331021,148
R
−4.1%
4855261,011
D
+40.2%
440164686
D
+28.3%
372208580
D
+68.2%
51769657
D
+71.3%
42526560
D
+22.2%
269165469
D
+51.5%
33392468
D
+47.8%
304104418
D
+20.1%
296193513
D
+44.9%
328107492
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
German
7.2%
Irish
6.8%
American
4.6%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.6%
75–84
2.2%
3.6%
65–74
4.4%
5.7%
55–64
6.0%
6.6%
45–54
6.9%
7.1%
35–44
7.4%
8.0%
25–34
8.3%
4.8%
18–24
4.7%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$98,006
State House District 61 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 61$98,006
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.8%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.4%
Baptist
15.0%
Other Christian
10.6%
Methodist
9.9%
Non-Christian
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia House District 61 sits within the Atlanta metro's shifting suburban ring, where demographic change and college-education gains have pushed presidential margins toward Democrats — 7.5 points in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 61st State House District reached its widest at eighty-one points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $98,006, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 77,457 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 61, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 61, Georgia voted Democratic by 33.4 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,422 votes cast, 25,911 went Democratic and 12,757 went Republican.
What is State House District 61, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 61, 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 61, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 61, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 61, Georgia?
State House District 61, Georgia has a population of 77,457 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 61, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 61, Georgia is $98,006 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 61, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 61, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.