Georgia 26th State Senate District, Georgia: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 152,6192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,7762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 49.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 37,801 | 33,234 | 71,583 | ||
| D | 38,581 | 31,939 | 71,195 | ||
| D | 32,936 | 28,112 | 62,694 | ||
| D | 35,725 | 28,325 | 64,613 | ||
| D | 36,115 | 29,353 | 65,822 | ||
| R | 28,580 | 29,144 | 58,074 | ||
| D | 24,865 | 23,766 | 49,253 | ||
| D | 26,437 | 18,290 | 47,637 | ||
| D | 27,281 | 17,872 | 51,498 | ||
| D | 21,091 | 20,688 | 41,954 | ||
| D | 24,470 | 21,916 | 46,386 | ||
| D | 29,224 | 14,022 | 44,174 | ||
| D | 30,830 | 11,391 | 42,222 | ||
| R | 10,417 | 26,536 | 36,952 | ||
| O | 11,304 | 10,265 | 39,292 | ||
| R | 14,728 | 22,068 | 36,797 | ||
| D | 13,902 | 8,077 | 21,978 | ||
| D | 15,291 | 5,431 | 20,722 | ||
| D | 15,793 | 5,085 | 20,879 | ||
| D | 6,820 | 2,070 | 12,582 | ||
| D | 6,402 | 2,166 | 8,568 | ||
| D | 9,054 | 1,651 | 10,746 | ||
| D | 7,782 | 944 | 8,769 | ||
| D | 7,370 | 265 | 7,670 | ||
| D | 4,563 | 2,221 | 6,784 | ||
| D | 4,799 | 677 | 5,869 | ||
| D | 3,565 | 559 | 4,123 | ||
| D | 4,084 | 222 | 4,699 | ||
| D | 3,745 | 140 | 4,276 | ||
| D | 2,875 | 922 | 4,838 | ||
| D | 3,778 | 479 | 5,407 | ||
| D | 3,305 | 993 | 4,524 | ||
| D | 4,125 | 2,345 | 7,177 | ||
| D | 5,668 | 2,050 | 11,116 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
English
8.3%
Irish
4.7%
German
3.5%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,776
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$53,776
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.8%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia SD-26 delivered a 30-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a predominantly rural and exurban electorate that has voted consistently right of the statewide average across recent election cycles.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-three points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 152,619, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,776 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Georgia voted Democratic by 6.4 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 71,583 votes cast, 37,801 went Democratic and 33,234 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Georgia as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 30 times, Republican 3 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Georgia?
State Senate District 26, Georgia has a population of 152,619 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 26, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Georgia is $53,776 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.