State House District 98 State House District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 98th State House District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 26,3612024 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+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+72 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%	6,524	4,655	11,321
2020	D	+18.2%	6,506	4,477	11,134
2016	D	+5.8%	4,470	3,954	8,903
2012	R	−9.2%	3,565	4,300	8,000
2008	R	−10.2%	3,471	4,271	7,809
2004	R	−32.2%	2,198	4,316	6,573
2000	R	−31.6%	1,653	3,276	5,141
1996	R	−26.3%	1,448	2,599	4,384
1992	R	−24.9%	1,191	2,201	4,051
1988	R	−51.6%	564	1,786	2,366
1984	R	−59.0%	380	1,473	1,853
1980	R	−10.1%	591	731	1,384
1976	D	+20.0%	561	374	935
1972	R	−72.5%	78	489	567
1968	O	−12.1%	87	144	470
1964	R	−1.1%	180	184	364
1960	D	+46.8%	174	63	237
1956	D	+59.4%	153	39	192
1952	D	+71.4%	162	27	189
1948	D	+65.0%	76	11	100
1944	D	+65.1%	90	19	109
1940	D	+68.8%	108	20	128
1936	D	+62.0%	64	15	79
1932	D	+93.2%	70	2	73
1928	R	−5.5%	26	29	55
1924	D	+58.3%	27	6	36
1920	D	+17.3%	44	31	75
1916	D	+64.8%	41	6	54
1912	D	+59.1%	27	1	44
1908	D	+6.8%	18	15	44
1904	D	+49.2%	33	4	59
1900	D	+40.0%	28	10	45
1896	D	+22.4%	34	21	58
1892	D	+47.3%	42	7	74
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 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 98$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 exceeding 30 points, this Fulton or DeKalb-area district ranks among the most reliably left-leaning constituencies in the state, reflecting the dense, majority-minority urban precincts that anchor Georgia's Democratic base.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 98th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-two 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 98, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 98, Georgia voted Democratic by 16.5 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,321 votes cast, 6,524 went Democratic and 4,655 went Republican.

What is State House District 98, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 98, 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 98, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 98, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 98, Georgia?

State House District 98, Georgia has a population of 26,361 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 98, Georgia?

Median household income in State House District 98, 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 98, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 98, 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 98th State House District delivered D+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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