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State House District 88·Georgia

Georgia 88th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Georgia's most Democratic-leaning state house seats

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+61
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
77,923
2024 ACS

Georgia 88th State House District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+61%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
77,9232024 5-year
Median household income
$81,2012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
29.2%2024 5-year
Black
49.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+61.1%
29,6446,94337,177
D
+64.1%
30,4486,50437,381
D
+59.3%
24,6415,73631,897
D
+52.7%
23,2007,02930,658
D
+54.8%
24,7177,13432,066
D
+41.7%
19,3717,89527,506
D
+39.5%
14,8976,27121,843
D
+34.4%
13,2906,25420,473
D
+23.0%
11,9777,10621,168
R
−0.3%
8,8248,88117,855
R
−16.1%
7,35410,17517,529
D
+4.4%
7,9117,20616,048
D
+12.9%
8,2926,39714,689
R
−54.9%
2,9009,95612,857
R
−23.6%
2,6324,9669,904
R
−14.1%
3,5334,6898,222
D
+0.7%
2,3062,2744,580
D
+31.4%
2,8461,4864,332
D
+15.2%
1,9981,4713,469
D
+26.4%
1,0355441,857
D
+65.1%
1,1552441,399
D
+62.0%
8582001,062
D
+72.9%
709110822
D
+78.1%
51660584
R
−2.0%
221230451
D
+52.1%
22057313
D
+38.3%
18482266
D
+86.9%
1682191
D
+78.6%
854103
D
+26.8%
7437138
D
+42.0%
7921138
D
+50.0%
7723108
D
+27.1%
8446140
D
+37.2%
13848242
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No data
No data
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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
4.5%
Irish
4.4%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
Polish
1.0%
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
77.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.6%
Other languages4.6%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
12.9%
Other Christian
10.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.5%
Methodist
7.0%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+60.4, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in Georgia's lower chamber, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban core where statewide Democratic nominees routinely post some of their strongest vote shares.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 88th State House District peaked at eighty-seven points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $81,201 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 88, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 88, Georgia voted Democratic by 61.1 points (D+61), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,177 votes cast, 29,644 went Democratic and 6,943 went Republican.
What is State House District 88, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 88, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 88, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 88, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 88, Georgia?
State House District 88, Georgia has a population of 77,923 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 88, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 88, Georgia is $81,201 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 88, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 88, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.