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1876–2024
State Senate District 15·Georgia

Georgia 15th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Georgia's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
168,026
2024 ACS

Georgia 15th State Senate District, Georgia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
168,0262024 5-year
Median household income
$55,3912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.9%2024 5-year
Black
44.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 3 D · 4 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+12.3%
37,94529,59267,886
D
+14.6%
38,39428,50267,631
D
+11.8%
32,02425,06259,003
D
+16.8%
35,07624,88760,498
D
+15.4%
36,23226,53663,084
D
+2.5%
28,34526,93855,562
D
+9.5%
24,64720,33445,402
D
+16.9%
22,62415,77440,497
D
+14.0%
23,33917,10744,551
R
−4.1%
17,51219,03036,684
R
−0.4%
19,58619,73539,321
D
+27.7%
22,67312,64136,171
D
+38.8%
23,60710,40334,010
R
−52.9%
7,22623,46330,689
O
−3.3%
7,3958,41630,899
R
−23.1%
11,17017,87929,053
D
+16.4%
9,8727,09116,963
D
+25.6%
10,0945,97916,073
D
+33.5%
11,7365,84317,579
D
+40.6%
6,0181,86710,223
D
+67.6%
7,3061,4118,717
D
+76.1%
6,8059197,739
D
+81.1%
6,5626777,256
D
+89.9%
6,1133146,453
D
+37.5%
4,0321,8345,866
D
+77.4%
3,4913684,034
D
+63.0%
2,7306203,351
D
+78.6%
3,1592103,754
D
+79.8%
2,866953,471
D
+30.3%
2,5131,2044,317
D
+56.0%
2,7645833,898
D
+44.3%
2,5269263,612
D
+10.8%
2,6812,1355,073
D
+24.3%
3,9872,1557,552
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.8%
American
7.0%
Irish
5.2%
German
5.2%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.0%
French
0.6%
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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.2%
1.7%
75–84
2.6%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
5.6%
55–64
6.2%
5.3%
45–54
5.6%
6.2%
35–44
6.6%
8.1%
25–34
7.3%
5.8%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.3%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,391
State Senate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 15$55,391
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.5%
Working age (18–64)17.9%
Seniors (65+)19.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.6%
Other Christian
10.7%
Methodist
9.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 15th State Senate District reached its widest at ninety points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $55,391, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 168,026 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 15, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 15, Georgia voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 67,886 votes cast, 37,945 went Democratic and 29,592 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 15, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 15, Georgia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 15, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 15, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 15, Georgia?
State Senate District 15, Georgia has a population of 168,026 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 15, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 15, Georgia is $55,391 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 15, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 15, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.