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State House District 82·Georgia

Georgia 82nd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 9 points.

One of Georgia's most Democratic state house seats by a wide margin

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
87,543
2024 ACS

Georgia 82nd State House District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
87,5432024 5-year
Median household income
$86,5932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.9%2024 5-year
Black
30.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+65 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
−9.2%
21,44625,83347,839
R
−12.9%
19,25125,02644,798
R
−21.4%
14,24122,44538,337
R
−26.3%
13,34223,03536,914
R
−25.5%
13,70223,16937,197
R
−36.7%
10,06021,84232,114
R
−33.6%
7,96016,31624,885
R
−22.7%
7,36412,15921,081
R
−17.7%
7,09810,87821,320
R
−41.7%
4,40710,78215,278
R
−41.1%
4,1609,96514,124
D
+5.4%
5,9755,34311,682
D
+29.1%
6,2163,4159,631
R
−64.5%
1,2585,8397,098
O
−2.3%
2,1002,2948,260
D
+4.0%
3,8483,5537,403
D
+44.5%
3,2821,2594,542
D
+56.8%
3,5979914,588
D
+62.9%
3,8508764,726
D
+63.9%
2,5143463,393
D
+84.5%
2,0881752,264
D
+87.4%
2,1561432,302
D
+94.7%
1,851481,904
D
+95.2%
1,675371,720
D
+57.9%
1,2503331,583
D
+82.1%
903571,031
D
+62.0%
618145763
D
+77.9%
71435872
D
+84.8%
60621690
D
+46.2%
588186871
D
+65.8%
676113855
D
+72.4%
671103784
D
+34.6%
593276916
D
+43.6%
8412711,307
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.3%
English
10.6%
Irish
7.3%
German
6.8%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.7%
Polish
0.8%
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
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
21.8%
Other Christian
16.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Methodist
7.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.8%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+61.8, this Atlanta-area district ranks among the most heavily Democratic constituencies in Georgia, reflecting a dense, diverse urban core where competitive general elections are rare.

The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Georgia 82nd State House District, by a forty-one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was nine points.

The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 82nd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,593, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 82, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 82, Georgia voted Republican by 9.2 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,839 votes cast, 21,446 went Democratic and 25,833 went Republican.
What is State House District 82, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 82, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 82, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 82, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 82, Georgia?
State House District 82, Georgia has a population of 87,543 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 82, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 82, Georgia is $86,593 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 82, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 82, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.