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State House District 137·Georgia

Georgia 137th State House District delivered D+13 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

One of Georgia's most reliably Republican legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+13
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
125,444
2024 ACS

Georgia 137th State House District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
125,4442024 5-year
Median household income
$57,1102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.3%2024 5-year
Black
45.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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
D
+13.1%
29,43722,57652,302
D
+15.3%
29,65521,72251,952
D
+11.4%
24,33519,18045,081
D
+15.3%
26,21819,22245,865
D
+14.0%
27,08920,38747,727
R
−0.3%
20,27020,37840,864
D
+5.7%
17,49115,57733,408
D
+10.5%
15,71412,59829,796
D
+9.0%
16,42013,45833,068
R
−10.7%
12,00014,88726,991
R
−6.3%
13,39915,20928,609
D
+23.0%
15,5359,60025,792
D
+31.8%
16,1198,34224,461
R
−53.9%
5,22317,43722,659
O
−6.7%
5,2426,73022,338
R
−18.6%
8,61512,55021,167
D
+10.4%
6,9605,65212,612
D
+18.1%
6,8244,73511,560
D
+31.2%
8,5894,50513,094
D
+44.9%
4,8091,4407,504
D
+73.0%
5,2138146,028
D
+80.5%
4,6044945,107
D
+85.8%
4,3883304,728
D
+90.0%
3,6831873,886
D
+33.0%
2,2471,1323,379
D
+76.5%
2,0232002,383
D
+76.4%
1,6212161,838
D
+86.4%
1,930872,132
D
+84.5%
1,863422,155
D
+51.7%
1,4954042,112
D
+73.5%
1,5961781,930
D
+62.6%
1,3643011,697
D
+39.5%
1,5526412,304
D
+45.1%
2,3188043,360
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.5%
American
7.2%
Irish
5.7%
German
5.4%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.8%
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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
1.8%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.2%
5.6%
55–64
6.3%
5.3%
45–54
5.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.9%
7.4%
25–34
7.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,110
State House District 137 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 137$57,110
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.2%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)20.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.9%
Other Christian
12.1%
Methodist
8.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.9, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate with little recent exposure to competitive general-election contests.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 137th State House District reached its widest at ninety points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,110, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 125,444 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 137, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 137, Georgia voted Democratic by 13.1 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,302 votes cast, 29,437 went Democratic and 22,576 went Republican.
What is State House District 137, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 137, Georgia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 137, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 137, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 137, Georgia?
State House District 137, Georgia has a population of 125,444 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 137, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 137, Georgia is $57,110 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 137, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 137, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.