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Georgia 85th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+69.32012D+67.42016D+71.32020D+72.32024D+69.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+69.0
2024
median income$68,490U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age34.9U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate19.1%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)47.4%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english21.1%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†42.5%
Jamaican1.8%
Ethiopian1.5%
English6.3%
German5.0%
American4.4%
Asian Indian4.6%
Chinese2.3%
Vietnamese1.4%
Mexican2.6%
Guatemalan1.0%
Puerto Rican0.5%
religion

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

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

Georgia 85th State House District

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Georgia 85th State House DistrictHarrisD+69.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 85th State House DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 85th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+69.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 85th State House District · D+69.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic83.9%21,231
Donald TrumpRepublican14.9%3,761
Chase OliverLibertarian1.3%320
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 85th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
DeKalb County, GADemocraticD+64.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
83.9%Harris21,231
14.9%Trump3,761
1.3%Oliver320
+69.0%
25,312
D
85.5%Biden21,331
13.2%Trump3,287
1.3%Jorgensen327
+72.3%
24,945
D
83.9%Clinton17,201
12.5%Trump2,573
3.6%Johnson731
+71.3%
20,505
D
83.7%Obama16,732
16.3%Romney3,255
0.0%
+67.4%
19,987
D
84.2%Obama20,508
15.0%McCain3,640
0.8%Barr196
+69.3%
24,344
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: +69.0% in 2024.+69.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+69.3%
2012+67.4%
2016+71.3%
2020+72.3%
2024+69.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKarla DrennerState House · 85

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.3, this district sits at the extreme end of Georgia's partisan geography, reflecting the heavily Republican rural or exurban composition typical of such one-sided results.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.0 points.

A population of 59,591, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,490 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 88 and State House District 86.

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 88
Georgia
98.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 86
Georgia
97.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Black
State House District 89
Georgia
97.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian

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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Places within Georgia 85th State House District

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DeKalb County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 85th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 85th State House District voted Democratic by 69.0 points (D+69.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,312 votes cast, 21,231 went Democratic and 3,761 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 85th State House District?
Georgia 85th State House District has a population of 59,591 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 85th State House District?
Median household income in Georgia 85th State House District is $68,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 85th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 85th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.