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State House District 148·Georgia

Georgia 148th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 18 points.

One of Georgia's most reliably red state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
146,505
2024 ACS

Georgia 148th State House District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
146,5052024 5-year
Median household income
$70,5512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.1%2024 5-year
Black
34.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 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
−17.5%
27,44839,23067,210
R
−18.1%
25,26236,60362,639
R
−24.0%
19,08431,69652,522
R
−20.9%
19,97930,70551,285
R
−21.4%
19,63830,40950,414
R
−30.1%
14,38126,89941,540
R
−22.5%
13,41821,35535,210
R
−5.0%
13,58615,17631,543
D
+2.1%
13,95413,25033,159
R
−21.5%
10,12915,73026,031
R
−15.5%
10,99815,02126,019
D
+19.5%
14,6649,77825,117
D
+49.8%
17,0135,69922,712
R
−67.0%
3,23416,36619,599
O
−3.4%
4,0184,72320,481
R
−26.5%
6,72611,58818,320
D
+48.9%
8,3502,86311,213
D
+62.9%
9,1192,07911,197
D
+60.3%
7,9981,9809,978
D
+58.6%
3,9795655,828
D
+70.7%
3,8646624,527
D
+75.6%
3,2384423,699
D
+81.2%
3,8063884,207
D
+93.4%
2,974973,079
D
+39.5%
2,1899493,138
D
+82.0%
2,4651722,797
D
+70.0%
2,0193562,375
D
+85.8%
2,266632,567
D
+88.6%
2,903713,195
D
+50.9%
2,1466033,029
D
+66.6%
1,5662701,945
D
+65.9%
1,5163021,842
D
+64.4%
1,9023922,346
D
+61.0%
3,0156873,819
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
American
7.4%
Irish
5.9%
German
5.7%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.5%
65–74
5.0%
6.0%
55–64
6.4%
5.8%
45–54
6.1%
6.6%
35–44
7.3%
6.5%
25–34
7.2%
4.3%
18–24
3.9%
9.5%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,551
State House District 148 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 148$70,551
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.9%
Other Christian
6.9%
Methodist
4.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 148 delivered a 35.9-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the most one-sided legislative districts in the state. Its electorate shows little sign of the suburban volatility reshaping competitive Georgia constituencies.

The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Georgia 148th State House District, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 148th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,551, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 148, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 148, Georgia voted Republican by 17.5 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,210 votes cast, 27,448 went Democratic and 39,230 went Republican.
What is State House District 148, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 148, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 148, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 148, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 148, Georgia?
State House District 148, Georgia has a population of 146,505 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 148, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 148, Georgia is $70,551 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 148, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 148, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.