Georgia 85th State House District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+64%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+64MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,3332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,6442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 28.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 50.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 85, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 18,139 | 3,791 | 22,289 | ||
| D | 18,660 | 3,534 | 22,448 | ||
| D | 15,218 | 3,116 | 19,242 | ||
| D | 14,422 | 3,898 | 18,577 | ||
| D | 15,413 | 3,970 | 19,512 | ||
| D | 12,155 | 4,454 | 16,755 | ||
| D | 9,354 | 3,560 | 13,317 | ||
| D | 8,348 | 3,648 | 12,545 | ||
| D | 7,541 | 4,255 | 13,042 | ||
| D | 5,601 | 5,459 | 11,154 | ||
| R | 4,681 | 6,338 | 11,020 | ||
| D | 5,009 | 4,535 | 10,134 | ||
| D | 5,259 | 4,066 | 9,325 | ||
| R | 1,857 | 6,341 | 8,198 | ||
| R | 1,683 | 3,177 | 6,310 | ||
| R | 2,249 | 2,994 | 5,243 | ||
| D | 1,460 | 1,456 | 2,916 | ||
| D | 1,811 | 952 | 2,763 | ||
| D | 1,263 | 944 | 2,207 | ||
| D | 655 | 349 | 1,182 | ||
| D | 731 | 155 | 885 | ||
| D | 536 | 126 | 665 | ||
| D | 447 | 69 | 518 | ||
| D | 322 | 38 | 366 | ||
| R | 139 | 144 | 283 | ||
| D | 138 | 36 | 196 | ||
| D | 112 | 49 | 160 | ||
| D | 102 | 1 | 115 | ||
| D | 51 | 3 | 60 | ||
| D | 45 | 22 | 82 | ||
| D | 46 | 13 | 80 | ||
| D | 46 | 13 | 63 | ||
| D | 49 | 27 | 82 | ||
| D | 83 | 30 | 145 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.6%
German
5.2%
American
4.6%
Irish
4.4%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
Polish
1.1%
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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,644
State House District 85 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 85$80,644
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other languages4.7%
Other Indo-European4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.3, this district sits at the extreme end of Georgia's partisan geography, reflecting the deep-red rural or exurban composition typical of such one-sided results.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 85th State House District peaked at eighty-eight points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one point. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $80,644 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 85, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 85, Georgia voted Democratic by 64.4 points (D+64), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,289 votes cast, 18,139 went Democratic and 3,791 went Republican.
What is State House District 85, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 85, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 85, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 85, Georgia voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 85, Georgia?
State House District 85, Georgia has a population of 46,333 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 85, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 85, Georgia is $80,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 85, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 85, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.