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1876–2024
State House District 120·Georgia

Georgia 120th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 19 points.

A mid-double-digit Republican margin defines this south Georgia seat

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
65,794
2024 ACS

Georgia 120th State House District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
65,7942024 5-year
Median household income
$75,3292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.2%2024 5-year
Black
15.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.5%
12,86819,18732,414
R
−15.8%
11,66516,14028,244
R
−16.9%
8,74512,57022,592
R
−20.7%
7,63211,73119,824
R
−12.7%
8,82811,44320,511
R
−18.1%
6,3809,23715,821
R
−12.4%
4,8866,34711,817
D
+3.5%
5,0044,64310,453
D
+7.9%
5,0444,20510,604
R
−11.8%
3,5704,5358,152
R
−14.0%
3,3364,4227,759
D
+19.2%
4,1992,7897,335
D
+41.6%
4,8802,0126,892
R
−41.5%
1,7384,2035,941
O
+0.3%
1,7881,7695,746
D
+25.3%
3,1301,8674,997
D
+56.4%
2,5177013,218
D
+54.0%
2,1776502,827
D
+64.7%
2,4015152,916
D
+64.6%
1,4292171,875
D
+78.5%
1,3931671,561
D
+80.6%
1,3131391,457
D
+84.5%
1,4741231,599
D
+87.2%
1,014641,089
D
+12.6%
6404971,137
D
+67.5%
705113877
D
+57.6%
731197927
D
+77.9%
69859820
D
+67.2%
56828804
D
+30.6%
396176720
D
+45.7%
48544966
D
+29.7%
428205750
D
+22.1%
558341983
D
+28.0%
6952861,461
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
Irish
9.1%
German
8.6%
American
6.6%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.7%
French
0.9%
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: 34.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.7%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
3.8%
65–74
4.5%
5.2%
55–64
5.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.8%
6.5%
35–44
6.7%
6.8%
25–34
7.3%
7.4%
18–24
7.9%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,329
State House District 120 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 120$75,329
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
12.3%
Other Christian
9.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.1%
Methodist
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 120 leans reliably toward Republican candidates in statewide contests, with a 2024 presidential margin of R+11.8 in a population of roughly 59,000—typical of rural south Georgia's conservative-leaning electorate.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Georgia 120th State House District, by a twelve points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was nineteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 120th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,329, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 120, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 120, Georgia voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,414 votes cast, 12,868 went Democratic and 19,187 went Republican.
What is State House District 120, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 120, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 120, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 120, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 120, Georgia?
State House District 120, Georgia has a population of 65,794 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 120, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 120, Georgia is $75,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 120, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 120, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.