State Senate District 9 State Senate District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 9th 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: 180,8712024 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%	44,764	31,941	77,678
2020	D	+18.2%	44,638	30,718	76,394
2016	D	+5.8%	30,670	27,132	61,089
2012	R	−9.2%	24,460	29,507	54,888
2008	R	−10.2%	23,816	29,303	53,580
2004	R	−32.2%	15,082	29,616	45,103
2000	R	−31.6%	11,340	22,475	35,277
1996	R	−26.3%	9,934	17,833	30,078
1992	R	−24.9%	8,169	15,103	27,794
1988	R	−51.6%	3,867	12,251	16,233
1984	R	−58.9%	2,610	10,106	12,716
1980	R	−10.2%	4,053	5,018	9,497
1976	D	+19.9%	3,846	2,568	6,414
1972	R	−72.5%	535	3,356	3,891
1968	O	−12.2%	595	988	3,228
1964	R	−0.8%	1,238	1,259	2,498
1960	D	+47.0%	1,196	431	1,627
1956	D	+59.6%	1,050	266	1,316
1952	D	+71.2%	1,112	187	1,300
1948	D	+65.0%	523	76	688
1944	D	+64.7%	616	132	748
1940	D	+69.1%	743	134	881
1936	D	+63.0%	440	100	540
1932	D	+93.2%	483	17	500
1928	R	−4.5%	179	196	375
1924	D	+60.6%	187	38	246
1920	D	+18.3%	304	210	514
1916	D	+64.6%	282	41	373
1912	D	+57.4%	184	10	303
1908	D	+8.2%	125	100	305
1904	D	+49.4%	225	24	407
1900	D	+40.8%	194	69	306
1896	D	+22.1%	231	143	399
1892	D	+47.8%	290	47	508
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 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$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 9th State Senate District, with roughly 193,000 residents, has trended competitive in recent cycles, posting an R+2.2 presidential margin in 2024 — a signal worth watching in a state where suburban realignment continues to redraw the map.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 9th 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 9, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Georgia voted Democratic by 16.5 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,678 votes cast, 44,764 went Democratic and 31,941 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 9, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Georgia?

State Senate District 9, Georgia has a population of 180,871 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 9, Georgia?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, 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 9, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, 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 9th State Senate District delivered D+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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