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Georgia 137th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+16.62012D+21.22016D+15.82020D+17.82024D+16.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+16.1
2024
median income$55,642U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age37.5U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate18.8%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.2%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english7.5%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†49.4%
African0.9%
Haitian0.3%
English8.3%
American7.1%
Irish5.6%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Guatemalan0.4%
Asian Indian0.7%
Korean0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Talbot County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Georgia 137th State House District

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Georgia 137th State House DistrictHarrisD+16.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 137th State House DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 137th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+16.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 137th State House District · D+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.9%15,750
Donald TrumpRepublican41.7%11,358
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%110
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 137th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Meriwether County, GARepublicanR+25.3
Muscogee County, GADemocraticD+23.4
Talbot County, GADemocraticD+12.0
Troup County, GARepublicanR+24.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.9%Harris15,750
41.7%Trump11,358
0.4%Oliver110
+16.1%
27,218
D
58.4%Biden15,731
40.7%Trump10,949
0.9%Jorgensen241
+17.8%
26,921
D
56.9%Clinton13,038
41.1%Trump9,423
2.0%Johnson468
+15.8%
22,929
D
60.6%Obama14,190
39.4%Romney9,221
0.0%
+21.2%
23,411
D
57.8%Obama13,730
41.2%McCain9,780
1.1%Barr252
+16.6%
23,762
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +16.1% in 2024.+16.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+16.6%
2012+21.2%
2016+15.8%
2020+17.8%
2024+16.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDebbie BucknerState House · 137

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.1 points.

A population of 59,551, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,642 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 143 and State House District 76.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 143
Georgia
97.7twin score
% Blackelasticity2012 margin
State House District 76
Mississippi
96.5twin score
elasticity% Black2024 margin
State House District 153
Georgia
96.2twin score
% Catholic% Whitemedian income≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Georgia 137th State House District

counties it covers4
Meriwether CountyMuscogee CountyTalbot CountyTroup County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 137th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 137th State House District voted Democratic by 16.1 points (D+16.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,218 votes cast, 15,750 went Democratic and 11,358 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 137th State House District?
Georgia 137th State House District has a population of 59,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 137th State House District?
Median household income in Georgia 137th State House District is $55,642 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 137th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 137th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.