State Senate District 23 State Senate District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 23rd State Senate District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 227,4162024 5-year
Median household income: $62,6892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.2%2024 5-year
Black: 40.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 3 D · 8 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	R	−9.1%	47,453	57,000	105,118
2020	R	−4.7%	48,872	53,703	103,719
2016	R	−6.7%	40,352	46,359	89,299
2012	R	−2.1%	43,870	45,776	90,514
2008	R	−2.4%	43,619	45,743	89,863
2004	R	−11.8%	34,738	44,117	79,222
2000	R	−7.6%	29,661	34,580	64,822
1996	D	+3.5%	30,363	28,160	62,092
1992	D	+3.8%	28,872	26,494	63,369
1988	R	−19.1%	20,982	30,944	52,197
1984	R	−17.0%	22,833	32,162	54,995
1980	D	+18.8%	28,333	19,221	48,447
1976	D	+30.5%	29,106	15,494	44,600
1972	R	−50.2%	9,135	27,527	36,662
1968	O	+1.7%	13,278	12,541	43,323
1964	R	−29.0%	13,833	25,144	38,979
1960	D	+14.9%	13,593	10,065	23,658
1956	D	+27.6%	12,275	6,961	19,236
1952	D	+27.2%	13,961	7,987	21,948
1948	O	+27.3%	5,614	1,346	15,658
1944	D	+66.0%	9,346	1,913	11,262
1940	D	+82.6%	9,976	933	10,947
1936	D	+83.4%	10,561	920	11,557
1932	D	+89.8%	9,141	462	9,668
1928	R	−1.2%	5,095	5,221	10,316
1924	D	+53.2%	4,251	1,026	6,063
1920	D	+69.6%	5,918	1,059	6,977
1916	D	+76.0%	5,890	358	7,277
1912	D	+75.0%	3,814	169	4,859
1908	D	+14.1%	3,155	2,107	7,443
1904	D	+38.8%	3,493	986	6,465
1900	D	+28.7%	3,557	1,862	5,907
1896	D	+20.0%	5,187	3,333	9,290
1892	O	+26.2%	7,726	2,826	18,709
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.

American

8.2%

English

8.0%

Irish

6.1%

German

5.1%

Italian

1.7%

Scottish

1.2%

French

0.5%

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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.0%

75–84

3.0%

4.8%

65–74

5.7%

6.2%

55–64

6.7%

5.6%

45–54

5.8%

6.5%

35–44

6.8%

6.4%

25–34

6.8%

4.7%

18–24

4.0%

9.1%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,689

State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 23$62,689

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.4%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.5%

Working age (18–64)14.9%

Seniors (65+)14.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

23.9%

Methodist

8.6%

Other Christian

8.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+55.4, this district sits firmly outside Georgia's competitive zones, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate that has voted in consistent double-digit Republican margins for well over a decade.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 23rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded ninety points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $62,689 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 23, Georgia voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,118 votes cast, 47,453 went Democratic and 57,000 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 23, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 12 times, and other 3 times.

When did State Senate District 23, Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State Senate District 23, Georgia?

State Senate District 23, Georgia has a population of 227,416 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 23, Georgia?

Median household income in State Senate District 23, Georgia is $62,689 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 23rd State Senate District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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