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Georgia 1st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+19.92012R+22.32016R+19.82020R+13.02024R+14.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+14.1
2024
median income$83,063U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age35.9U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate10.4%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.6%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english11.6%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English12.8%
Irish11.5%
German11.2%
African American†22.2%
Jamaican0.6%
African0.6%
Mexican3.1%
Puerto Rican2.6%
Cuban0.5%
Chamorro0.4%
Asian Indian0.8%
Chinese0.6%
Korean0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Liberty County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Georgia 1st State Senate District

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Georgia 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+14.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 1st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 1st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+14.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 1st State Senate District · R+14.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.7%54,575
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.7%41,035
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%559
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bryan County, GARepublicanR+36.3
Chatham County, GADemocraticD+17.9
Liberty County, GADemocraticD+17.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.7%Harris41,035
56.7%Trump54,575
0.6%Oliver559
−14.1%
96,169
R
42.8%Biden37,742
55.8%Trump49,203
1.5%Jorgensen1,300
−13.0%
88,245
R
38.5%Clinton26,585
58.3%Trump40,239
3.2%Johnson2,220
−19.8%
69,044
R
38.9%Obama25,411
61.1%Romney39,969
0.0%
−22.3%
65,380
R
39.6%Obama25,376
59.5%McCain38,135
0.8%Barr543
−19.9%
64,054
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.1% in 2024.−14.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−19.9%
2012−22.3%
2016−19.8%
2020−13.0%
2024−14.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBen WatsonState Senate · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchoring Georgia's northwestern corner, this district delivered a 62-point presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate constituencies in a state that has otherwise trended competitive at the statewide level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.1 points.

A population of 191,402, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,063 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 46 and State Senate District 42.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 46
Georgia
88.7twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 42
Georgia
87.5twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend% Catholic≠ elasticity
State Senate District 31
Georgia
87.5twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic≠ American ancestry

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 1st State Senate District

counties it covers3
Bryan CountyChatham CountyLiberty County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 14.1 points (R+14.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 96,169 votes cast, 41,035 went Democratic and 54,575 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 1st State Senate District?
Georgia 1st State Senate District has a population of 191,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 1st State Senate District is $83,063 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 1st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.