Georgia 168th State House District, Georgia: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,9222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 168, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8,971 | 6,293 | 15,349 | ||
| D | 8,731 | 5,305 | 14,256 | ||
| D | 6,369 | 4,089 | 10,850 | ||
| D | 6,970 | 3,709 | 10,795 | ||
| D | 6,981 | 3,885 | 10,915 | ||
| D | 4,412 | 4,087 | 8,538 | ||
| D | 3,564 | 2,969 | 6,647 | ||
| D | 2,974 | 2,028 | 5,418 | ||
| D | 2,568 | 1,888 | 5,262 | ||
| R | 1,937 | 2,066 | 4,033 | ||
| R | 1,868 | 2,152 | 4,021 | ||
| D | 2,066 | 1,004 | 3,121 | ||
| D | 2,218 | 653 | 2,871 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,558 | 2,369 | ||
| D | 1,048 | 395 | 2,352 | ||
| D | 1,474 | 972 | 2,446 | ||
| D | 1,060 | 619 | 1,679 | ||
| R | 595 | 645 | 1,239 | ||
| D | 965 | 345 | 1,310 | ||
| D | 547 | 81 | 808 | ||
| D | 321 | 81 | 402 | ||
| D | 271 | 68 | 340 | ||
| D | 246 | 33 | 281 | ||
| D | 193 | 12 | 205 | ||
| R | 134 | 135 | 269 | ||
| D | 223 | 26 | 277 | ||
| D | 202 | 117 | 319 | ||
| D | 163 | 17 | 249 | ||
| D | 167 | 19 | 238 | ||
| R | 146 | 275 | 528 | ||
| R | 161 | 163 | 419 | ||
| R | 165 | 203 | 395 | ||
| R | 158 | 431 | 594 | ||
| R | 279 | 491 | 906 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.9%
American
5.5%
Irish
5.3%
English
5.2%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.4%
French
0.7%
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: 29.0 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
$60,456
State House District 168 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 168$60,456
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)26.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Carrying a D+17.2 margin in 2024, District 168 reflects the heavily urbanized, majority-minority character of southern DeKalb County, where turnout infrastructure and demographic density have made it one of the more reliably blue seats in the chamber.
The Democratic margin in Georgia 168th State House District peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932. By 1992 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventeen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,456 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 168, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 168, Georgia voted Democratic by 17.4 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,349 votes cast, 8,971 went Democratic and 6,293 went Republican.
What is State House District 168, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 168, Georgia as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 168, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 168, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 168, Georgia?
State House District 168, Georgia has a population of 44,922 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 168, Georgia?
Median household income in State House District 168, Georgia is $60,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State House District 168, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 168, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.