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Georgia 171st State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

American11.3%7.6%5.3%

English10.4%10.3%9.5%

Irish6.0%6.9%9.4%

German2.9%6.3%12.5%

Scotch-Irish1.1%——

Scottish1.1%1.7%1.3%

French0.8%1.0%1.6%

Italian0.5%2.2%4.8%

African American†38.8%27.4%9.9%

African0.7%0.8%0.5%

Mexican3.6%5.5%11.3%

Guatemalan0.9%0.7%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Median age	40.2	37.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.6%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.0%	15.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Median household income	$54,752	$77,353	$84,427
Poverty rate	21.2%	13.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	15.2%	34.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Owner-occupied homes	65.3%	65.7%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	34.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Median home value	$136,600	$303,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$806	$1,393	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.8%	52.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	16.9%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Mean commute	24.4 min	28.3 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.4%	10.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	84.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	3.6%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.9%	15.5%	22.3%
Spanish	6.8%	8.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Catholic	—	8.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	26.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	49.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	GA HD 171	Georgia	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.3%	11.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	5.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.2%	5.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.3%	7.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.460	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic36.3%8,804TrumpRepublican63.4%15,361OtherAll other candidates0.3%75

R+27.1

Lead: 6,557
Total: 24,240
vs nation: R+25.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic39.3%9,540TrumpRepublican60.1%14,565OtherAll other candidates0.6%141

R+20.7

Lead: 5,025
Total: 24,246
vs nation: R+25.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.6%8,250TrumpRepublican59.7%12,762OtherAll other candidates1.7%360

R+21.1

Lead: 4,512
Total: 21,372
vs nation: R+23.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.7%9,363RomneyRepublican56.5%12,395OtherAll other candidates0.8%165

R+13.8

Lead: 3,032
Total: 21,923
vs nation: R+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic41.7%9,042McCainRepublican57.5%12,453OtherAll other candidates0.8%165

R+15.7

Lead: 3,411
Total: 21,660
vs nation: R+23.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.0%7,577BushRepublican59.6%11,292OtherAll other candidates0.5%91

R+19.6

Lead: 3,715
Total: 18,960
vs nation: R+17.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic44.5%6,957BushRepublican54.7%8,552OtherAll other candidates0.9%136

R+10.2

Lead: 1,595
Total: 15,645
vs nation: R+10.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.1%7,024DoleRepublican43.1%6,178OtherAll other candidates7.8%1,116

D+5.9

Lead: 846
Total: 14,318
vs nation: R+2.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+27.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 59,2372024 5-year
Population density: 43 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,383 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $54,7522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.2%2024 5-year
Black: 39.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 155, GA · twin score 97.5

presidential history

Party record book

Georgia 171st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1932–2024 · 24 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

96.5%

3,740 votes · D+94.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 95.1%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

76.8%

8,206 votes · R+53.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barry Goldwater, 1964 · 72.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

9,540votes

39.3% of the vote · R+20.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 9,363 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

15,361votes

63.4% of the vote · R+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,565 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Adlai Stevenson1956

+77.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+61.8 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +76.2 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+67.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+45.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +30.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJoe CampbellState House · 171

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	43.1%10,117	56.9%13,346	23,463
2020	R	45.9%10,778	54.1%12,700	23,478

Georgia 171st State House District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.1 points.

A population of 59,237, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,752 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 155 and State House District 133.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 155

% Evangelicalcollege share% Black

State House District 133

college share% Evangelical% Black

State House District 173

% Evangelical% Black% Catholic

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Georgia 171st State House District

counties it covers3

Decatur County Grady County Mitchell County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 171st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Georgia 171st State House District voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,240 votes cast, 8,804 went Democratic and 15,361 went Republican.

When did Georgia 171st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Georgia 171st State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Georgia 171st State House District?

Georgia 171st State House District has a population of 59,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Georgia 171st State House District?

Median household income in Georgia 171st State House District is $54,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Georgia 171st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Georgia 171st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.