State Senate District 7 State Senate District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 7th State Senate District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 165,1282024 5-year
Median household income: $87,8902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 33.3%2024 5-year
Black: 28.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+16.5%	40,868	29,161	70,917
2020	D	+18.2%	40,753	28,044	69,745
2016	D	+5.8%	28,000	24,771	55,772
2012	R	−9.2%	22,331	26,939	50,111
2008	R	−10.2%	21,744	26,752	48,917
2004	R	−32.2%	13,770	27,038	41,177
2000	R	−31.6%	10,353	20,519	32,206
1996	R	−26.3%	9,070	16,281	27,460
1992	R	−24.9%	7,458	13,789	25,375
1988	R	−51.7%	3,530	11,185	14,820
1984	R	−58.9%	2,383	9,226	11,609
1980	R	−10.2%	3,700	4,581	8,671
1976	D	+19.9%	3,512	2,344	5,856
1972	R	−72.5%	488	3,064	3,552
1968	O	−12.1%	544	902	2,947
1964	R	−0.9%	1,130	1,150	2,280
1960	D	+47.0%	1,092	394	1,486
1956	D	+59.5%	958	243	1,202
1952	D	+71.2%	1,016	171	1,187
1948	D	+64.8%	477	70	628
1944	D	+64.9%	563	120	683
1940	D	+69.0%	678	123	804
1936	D	+62.9%	401	91	493
1932	D	+93.4%	441	15	456
1928	R	−4.7%	163	179	342
1924	D	+60.0%	170	35	225
1920	D	+18.1%	277	192	469
1916	D	+65.0%	258	37	340
1912	D	+57.4%	168	9	277
1908	D	+8.3%	114	91	278
1904	D	+49.2%	205	22	372
1900	D	+40.9%	177	63	279
1896	D	+22.3%	211	130	364
1892	D	+47.8%	265	43	464
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

6.7%

German

4.8%

Irish

4.5%

American

3.9%

Italian

1.9%

Scottish

1.3%

French

1.0%

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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.5%

1.4%

75–84

1.8%

3.4%

65–74

3.9%

5.8%

55–64

6.1%

6.8%

45–54

7.2%

6.9%

35–44

7.3%

6.5%

25–34

6.6%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

10.1%

5–17

9.8%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,890

State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 7$87,890

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

61.9%

speak English only

Spanish20.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.5%

Other Indo-European6.1%

Other languages3.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.6%

Other Christian

11.5%

Baptist

10.2%

Methodist

5.4%

Non-Christian

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia's 7th State Senate District returned a nearly 20-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the exurban and rural composition typical of the state's northwestern counties, where low population density and cultural conservatism have long shaped consistent partisan patterns.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 7th State Senate District has rarely exceeded ninety-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by seventeen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,890 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 7, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 7, Georgia voted Democratic by 16.5 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,917 votes cast, 40,868 went Democratic and 29,161 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 7, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 7, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 7, Georgia?

State Senate District 7, Georgia has a population of 165,128 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 7, Georgia?

Median household income in State Senate District 7, Georgia is $87,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State Senate District 7, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 7th State Senate District delivered D+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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