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State House District 162·Georgia

Georgia 162nd State House District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

One of metro Atlanta's most reliably Democratic legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
30,596
2024 ACS

Georgia 162nd State House District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
30,5962024 5-year
Median household income
$71,0972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.9%2024 5-year
Black
38.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
+17.9%
8,4165,83014,444
D
+18.8%
7,9585,41413,567
D
+14.7%
6,3344,64611,496
D
+12.0%
6,1264,80011,066
D
+14.4%
6,3814,76211,210
D
+0.2%
4,6404,6259,322
R
−0.3%
3,8223,8497,777
D
+5.3%
3,6393,2537,248
R
−0.5%
3,2073,2467,329
R
−17.2%
2,5493,6226,232
R
−15.3%
2,8753,9136,788
D
+3.4%
2,8892,6955,774
D
+14.1%
3,2622,4575,718
R
−42.0%
1,5833,8725,455
D
+0.2%
1,8511,8415,445
R
−17.7%
2,3573,3705,727
R
−5.0%
1,6511,8243,475
R
−25.1%
8841,4772,361
R
−3.9%
1,4611,5793,041
D
+20.5%
1,1056072,430
D
+61.8%
8872091,097
D
+66.9%
1,0222021,226
D
+78.0%
1,0191251,146
D
+65.2%
816170991
D
+2.3%
5635381,100
D
+49.4%
626183896
D
+61.9%
431101533
D
+71.8%
38637486
D
+78.2%
33324395
D
+46.0%
336123463
D
+75.6%
26937307
D
+57.0%
34193435
D
+16.9%
255173484
D
+58.5%
535138679
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.9%
Irish
9.4%
German
8.0%
American
4.8%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.3%
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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.5%
5.6%
55–64
6.4%
5.4%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.8%
7.7%
25–34
7.9%
5.1%
18–24
5.4%
7.7%
5–17
7.3%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,097
State House District 162 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 162$71,097
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.4%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.3%
Baptist
10.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Methodist
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 162 posts presidential margins exceeding 30 points, reflecting the dense, majority-minority composition typical of the Atlanta urban core, where Democratic candidates have drawn supermajority-level support across consecutive cycles.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 162nd State House District reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,097, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 30,596 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 162, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 162, Georgia voted Democratic by 17.9 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,444 votes cast, 8,416 went Democratic and 5,830 went Republican.
What is State House District 162, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 162, 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 25 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 162, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 162, Georgia voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 162, Georgia?
State House District 162, Georgia has a population of 30,596 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 162, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 162, Georgia is $71,097 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 162, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 162, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.