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Georgia 26th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

African American†55.9%27.4%9.9%

African1.1%0.8%0.5%

American7.0%7.6%5.3%

English6.9%10.3%9.5%

Irish3.9%6.9%9.4%

German2.9%6.3%12.5%

Scottish1.0%1.7%1.3%

Italian0.8%2.2%4.8%

French0.6%1.0%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.6%——

Mexican2.2%5.5%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.6%1.2%1.8%

Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%

Guatemalan0.2%0.7%0.5%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Median age	36.1	37.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Median household income	$43,272	$77,353	$84,427
Poverty rate	27.0%	13.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.3%	34.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Owner-occupied homes	54.2%	65.7%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	45.8%	34.3%	34.8%
Median home value	$114,400	$303,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$970	$1,393	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	56.7%	52.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	19.4%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Mean commute	23.2 min	28.3 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.5%	10.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.9%	70.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	7.2%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.0%	15.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.8%	8.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Catholic	—	8.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	26.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	49.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	GA SD 26	Georgia	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.3%	11.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.5%	5.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.0%	7.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.494	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic62.3%47,681TrumpRepublican37.3%28,529OtherAll other candidates0.4%306

D+25.0

Lead: 19,152
Total: 76,516
vs nation: D+26.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic63.7%49,863TrumpRepublican35.3%27,620OtherAll other candidates1.0%776

D+28.4

Lead: 22,243
Total: 78,259
vs nation: D+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic62.4%43,966TrumpRepublican34.9%24,619OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,891

D+27.5

Lead: 19,347
Total: 70,476
vs nation: D+25.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic65.2%47,077RomneyRepublican33.7%24,363OtherAll other candidates1.0%756

D+31.5

Lead: 22,714
Total: 72,196
vs nation: D+27.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic65.0%47,421McCainRepublican34.2%24,965OtherAll other candidates0.8%547

D+30.8

Lead: 22,456
Total: 72,933
vs nation: D+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic59.9%36,764BushRepublican39.6%24,301OtherAll other candidates0.6%359

D+20.3

Lead: 12,463
Total: 61,424
vs nation: D+22.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic61.3%31,960BushRepublican37.4%19,483OtherAll other candidates1.4%704

D+23.9

Lead: 12,477
Total: 52,147
vs nation: D+23.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic65.6%33,642DoleRepublican28.2%14,455OtherAll other candidates6.2%3,195

D+37.4

Lead: 19,187
Total: 51,292
vs nation: D+28.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 189,9452024 5-year
Population density: 78 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,431 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $43,2722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 33.3%2024 5-year
Black: 57.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+96.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+23.9 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 15, GA · twin score 98.6

presidential history

Party record book

Georgia 26th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1932–2024 · 24 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

98.2%

8,198 votes · D+96.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 91.6%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

61.9%

20,763 votes · R+23.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barry Goldwater, 1964 · 46.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

49,863votes

63.7% of the vote · D+28.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 47,681 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

28,529votes

37.3% of the vote · D+25.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 27,620 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Adlai Stevenson1956

+82.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+67.3 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Adlai Stevenson, 1952 · +78.9 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+15.5pts R vs U.S.

Place D+7.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +0.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DDavid LucasState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	50.2%43,178	49.8%42,876	86,054
2020	D	52.9%45,066	47.1%40,118	85,184

Georgia 26th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 23.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.0 points.

A population of 189,945, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,272 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 24.

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 15

% Black2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 24

% Black2012–2016 trajectory% Catholic

State Senate District 12

% Blackelasticity% White

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 26th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Georgia 26th State Senate District voted Democratic by 25.0 points (D+25.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 76,516 votes cast, 47,681 went Democratic and 28,529 went Republican.

When did Georgia 26th State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Georgia 26th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Georgia 26th State Senate District?

Georgia 26th State Senate District has a population of 189,945 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Georgia 26th State Senate District?

Median household income in Georgia 26th State Senate District is $43,272 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Georgia 26th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Georgia 26th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 36 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.