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Georgia 15th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+34.92012D+38.42016D+32.32020D+33.72024D+29.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+29.6
2024
median income$48,175U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age34.9U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate23.6%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.1%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english8.1%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†50.7%
African0.8%
Jamaican0.4%
English6.8%
American6.1%
Irish4.6%
Mexican3.1%
Puerto Rican2.0%
Guatemalan0.7%
Asian Indian0.5%
Filipino0.2%
Korean0.2%
religion

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

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

Georgia 15th State Senate District

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Georgia 15th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+29.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 15th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 15th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+29.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 15th State Senate District · D+29.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic64.6%43,721
Donald TrumpRepublican35.0%23,703
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%302
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 15th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chattahoochee County, GARepublicanR+16.5
Macon County, GADemocraticD+17.9
Marion County, GARepublicanR+30.2
Muscogee County, GADemocraticD+23.4
Schley County, GARepublicanR+62.5
Talbot County, GADemocraticD+12.0
Taylor County, GARepublicanR+31.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
64.6%Harris43,721
35.0%Trump23,703
0.4%Oliver302
+29.6%
67,726
D
66.4%Biden45,014
32.6%Trump22,133
1.0%Jorgensen661
+33.7%
67,808
D
65.1%Clinton39,242
32.8%Trump19,771
2.1%Johnson1,278
+32.3%
60,291
D
69.2%Obama44,346
30.8%Romney19,719
0.0%
+38.4%
64,065
D
66.9%Obama46,058
32.0%McCain22,013
1.1%Barr743
+34.9%
68,814
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: +29.6% in 2024.+29.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+34.9%
2012+38.4%
2016+32.3%
2020+33.7%
2024+29.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DEd HarbisonState Senate · 15

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this district sits well outside Georgia's statewide competitiveness, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate with deeply consistent Republican preferences across federal and state races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.6 points.

A population of 189,446, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,175 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and State Senate District 22.

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 26
Georgia
98.0twin score
% Black2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 22
Georgia
97.1twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
State Senate District 18
Virginia
96.9twin score
% Black2012–2024 trajectory≠ median income

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 15th State Senate District

counties it covers7
Chattahoochee CountyMacon CountyMarion CountyMuscogee CountySchley CountyTalbot CountyTaylor County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 15th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 15th State Senate District voted Democratic by 29.6 points (D+29.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 67,726 votes cast, 43,721 went Democratic and 23,703 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 15th State Senate District?
Georgia 15th State Senate District has a population of 189,446 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 15th State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 15th State Senate District is $48,175 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 15th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 15th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.