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Georgia 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+35.72012D+41.42016D+48.12020D+46.42024D+33.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+33.2
2024
median income$61,749U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age32.2U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate16.6%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.0%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english38.1%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican19.6%
Salvadoran3.6%
Puerto Rican3.5%
African American†20.7%
Jamaican1.5%
Nigerian1.2%
English4.0%
German2.9%
Irish2.7%
Asian Indian2.6%
Korean2.4%
Vietnamese2.2%
religion

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

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

Georgia 5th State Senate District

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Georgia 5th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+33.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+33.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 5th State Senate District · D+33.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic66.0%33,593
Donald TrumpRepublican32.7%16,672
Chase OliverLibertarian1.3%643
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Gwinnett County, GADemocraticD+16.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
66.0%Harris33,593
32.7%Trump16,672
1.3%Oliver643
+33.2%
50,908
D
72.6%Biden38,693
26.2%Trump13,981
1.2%Jorgensen635
+46.4%
53,309
D
72.4%Clinton30,318
24.3%Trump10,179
3.3%Johnson1,378
+48.1%
41,875
D
70.7%Obama26,525
29.3%Romney10,989
0.0%
+41.4%
37,514
D
67.4%Obama24,933
31.7%McCain11,739
0.9%Barr320
+35.7%
36,992
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: +33.2% in 2024.+33.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+35.7%
2012+41.4%
2016+48.1%
2020+46.4%
2024+33.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSheikh RahmanState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 73-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this northwest Georgia district ranks among the state's most politically uniform state senate seats, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate that has moved sharply rightward over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.2 points.

A population of 191,921, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,749 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 13 and State Senate District 47.

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 13
Texas
94.4twin score
2012–2020 trajectory% White≠ population scale
State Senate District 47
Maryland
91.6twin score
% Latino% White2020 margin≠ 2008 margin
State Senate District 23
Texas
91.4twin score
2012–2020 trajectory% White≠ population scale

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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Gwinnett County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 33.2 points (D+33.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 50,908 votes cast, 33,593 went Democratic and 16,672 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 5th State Senate District?
Georgia 5th State Senate District has a population of 191,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 5th State Senate District is $61,749 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.