Georgia 159th State House District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 85,7452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,4242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 159, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,176 | 29,817 | 42,204 | ||
| R | 11,089 | 26,057 | 37,678 | ||
| R | 8,069 | 20,469 | 29,594 | ||
| R | 8,688 | 18,478 | 27,537 | ||
| R | 8,928 | 18,329 | 27,442 | ||
| R | 6,817 | 15,729 | 22,658 | ||
| R | 5,945 | 10,098 | 16,189 | ||
| R | 5,607 | 7,201 | 13,911 | ||
| R | 5,088 | 5,898 | 13,284 | ||
| R | 3,679 | 6,606 | 10,326 | ||
| R | 4,130 | 7,219 | 11,349 | ||
| D | 5,341 | 4,264 | 9,768 | ||
| D | 5,548 | 3,142 | 8,690 | ||
| R | 1,289 | 6,095 | 7,385 | ||
| O | 2,289 | 1,969 | 8,931 | ||
| R | 2,560 | 5,380 | 7,940 | ||
| D | 2,900 | 1,970 | 4,869 | ||
| D | 2,541 | 1,211 | 3,752 | ||
| D | 2,984 | 1,533 | 4,517 | ||
| D | 1,546 | 356 | 3,154 | ||
| D | 1,645 | 540 | 2,185 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 307 | 2,423 | ||
| D | 1,834 | 186 | 2,037 | ||
| D | 1,385 | 120 | 1,511 | ||
| R | 697 | 1,277 | 1,974 | ||
| D | 1,296 | 326 | 1,687 | ||
| D | 1,440 | 405 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 1,278 | 48 | 1,493 | ||
| D | 927 | 29 | 1,114 | ||
| D | 753 | 522 | 1,731 | ||
| D | 846 | 73 | 1,235 | ||
| D | 954 | 465 | 1,575 | ||
| D | 1,098 | 814 | 2,026 | ||
| D | 1,479 | 538 | 3,350 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.5%
American
10.3%
German
8.9%
Irish
8.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.1%
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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,424
State House District 159 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 159$76,424
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 159 recorded an R+58.4 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided legislative seats. Its rural southwest Georgia character produces among the most predictable partisan outcomes in the chamber.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Georgia 159th State House District, by a twenty-seven points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 159th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,424, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 159, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 159, Georgia voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,204 votes cast, 12,176 went Democratic and 29,817 went Republican.
What is State House District 159, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 159, 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 159, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 159, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 159, Georgia?
State House District 159, Georgia has a population of 85,745 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 159, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 159, Georgia is $76,424 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 159, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 159, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.