State House District 96 State House District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 96th State House District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 46,3832024 5-year
Median household income: $87,8902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 33.3%2024 5-year
Black: 28.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+16.5%	11,479	8,191	19,920
2020	D	+18.2%	11,447	7,877	19,591
2016	D	+5.8%	7,865	6,958	15,666
2012	R	−9.2%	6,273	7,567	14,076
2008	R	−10.2%	6,108	7,514	13,740
2004	R	−32.2%	3,868	7,595	11,566
2000	R	−31.6%	2,908	5,764	9,047
1996	R	−26.3%	2,548	4,573	7,713
1992	R	−24.9%	2,095	3,873	7,128
1988	R	−51.6%	992	3,142	4,163
1984	R	−59.0%	669	2,592	3,261
1980	R	−10.2%	1,039	1,287	2,436
1976	D	+19.9%	986	659	1,645
1972	R	−72.5%	137	861	998
1968	O	−12.1%	153	253	828
1964	R	−0.9%	317	323	641
1960	D	+47.0%	307	111	417
1956	D	+59.5%	269	68	338
1952	D	+71.2%	285	48	333
1948	D	+64.8%	134	20	176
1944	D	+64.6%	158	34	192
1940	D	+69.0%	190	34	226
1936	D	+62.6%	113	26	139
1932	D	+93.8%	124	4	128
1928	R	−4.2%	46	50	96
1924	D	+60.3%	48	10	63
1920	D	+18.2%	78	54	132
1916	D	+63.5%	72	11	96
1912	D	+56.4%	47	3	78
1908	D	+7.7%	32	26	78
1904	D	+50.0%	58	6	104
1900	D	+41.0%	50	18	78
1896	D	+21.6%	59	37	102
1892	D	+47.7%	74	12	130
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

6.7%

German

4.8%

Irish

4.5%

American

3.9%

Italian

1.9%

Scottish

1.3%

French

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.5%

1.4%

75–84

1.8%

3.4%

65–74

3.9%

5.8%

55–64

6.1%

6.8%

45–54

7.2%

6.9%

35–44

7.3%

6.5%

25–34

6.6%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

10.1%

5–17

9.8%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,890

State House District 96 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 96$87,890

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

61.9%

speak English only

Spanish20.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.5%

Other Indo-European6.1%

Other languages3.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.6%

Other Christian

11.5%

Baptist

10.2%

Methodist

5.4%

Non-Christian

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+26.4, this 59,000-resident district ranks among Georgia's most reliably Democratic state house seats, reflecting the dense urban demographics and high minority-voter concentration typical of the Atlanta metro's inner precincts.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 96th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by seventeen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,890 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 96, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 96, Georgia voted Democratic by 16.5 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,920 votes cast, 11,479 went Democratic and 8,191 went Republican.

What is State House District 96, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 96, Georgia as a "Bellwether" 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 96, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 96, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 96, Georgia?

State House District 96, Georgia has a population of 46,383 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 96, Georgia?

Median household income in State House District 96, Georgia is $87,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State House District 96, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 96, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 96th State House District delivered D+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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