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1876–2024
State House District 139·Georgia

Georgia 139th State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of Georgia's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
36,013
2024 ACS

Georgia 139th State House District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
36,0132024 5-year
Median household income
$68,8442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.5%2024 5-year
Black
38.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
−2.5%
7,9748,38816,447
D
+0.4%
7,8477,77715,807
R
−3.7%
6,2306,73013,438
O
+0.0%
6,5966,59613,322
D
+0.7%
6,8096,70913,583
R
−10.7%
5,1476,38911,602
R
−1.3%
4,4144,5339,036
D
+5.3%
3,9513,5327,885
D
+4.1%
4,0013,6518,483
R
−14.1%
2,9293,8936,849
R
−9.3%
3,2463,9147,160
D
+19.5%
3,7542,4986,428
D
+28.5%
3,8742,1546,027
R
−55.5%
1,2484,3665,614
O
−8.1%
1,2671,7155,517
R
−27.9%
1,8543,2905,144
D
+1.4%
1,4701,4302,900
D
+7.9%
1,4101,2032,613
D
+22.4%
1,8151,1512,967
D
+38.0%
9673511,620
D
+69.5%
1,0781941,272
D
+79.0%
9421091,055
D
+85.0%
90473978
D
+89.6%
67135710
D
+27.1%
420241661
D
+79.2%
39033451
D
+90.0%
28515300
D
+87.1%
38620420
D
+87.1%
3938442
D
+56.5%
35785481
D
+74.5%
38443458
D
+36.7%
334151499
D
+40.2%
427174629
D
+33.7%
559234965
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
German
7.1%
Irish
7.1%
American
7.0%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.6%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.5%
65–74
5.3%
5.8%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
6.3%
35–44
6.8%
7.0%
25–34
7.1%
4.6%
18–24
4.2%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.2%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,844
State House District 139 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 139$68,844
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)18.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.5%
Other Christian
10.6%
Methodist
8.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.8, District 139 sits among Georgia's most one-sided legislative districts, reflecting a rural or exurban constituency where statewide competitive races rarely register as contests at the local level.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 139th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,844 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 139, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 139, Georgia voted Republican by 2.5 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,447 votes cast, 7,974 went Democratic and 8,388 went Republican.
What is State House District 139, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 139, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 8 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 139, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 139, Georgia voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 139, Georgia?
State House District 139, Georgia has a population of 36,013 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 139, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 139, Georgia is $68,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 139, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 139, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.