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Georgia 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+29.92012D+32.82016D+27.72020D+28.42024D+25.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+25.0
2024
median income$43,272U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age36.1U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate27.0%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.3%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english5.0%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†55.9%
African1.1%
American7.0%
English6.9%
Irish3.9%
Mexican2.2%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Cuban0.4%
religion

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

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

Georgia 26th State Senate District

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Georgia 26th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+25.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+25.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 26th State Senate District · D+25.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.3%47,692
Donald TrumpRepublican37.3%28,538
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%306
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 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 (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Baldwin County, GARepublicanR+2.2
Bibb County, GADemocraticD+22.3
Hancock County, GADemocraticD+35.4
Houston County, GARepublicanR+11.2
Johnson County, GARepublicanR+46.4
Twiggs County, GARepublicanR+14.7
Washington County, GARepublicanR+1.9
Wilkinson County, GARepublicanR+17.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.3%Harris47,692
37.3%Trump28,538
0.4%Oliver306
+25.0%
76,536
D
63.7%Biden49,903
35.3%Trump27,631
1.0%Jorgensen774
+28.4%
78,308
D
62.9%Clinton43,974
35.2%Trump24,627
1.9%Johnson1,305
+27.7%
69,906
D
66.4%Obama49,905
33.6%Romney25,236
0.0%
+32.8%
75,141
D
64.4%Obama52,435
34.5%McCain28,063
1.2%Barr948
+29.9%
81,446
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: +25.0% in 2024.+25.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+29.9%
2012+32.8%
2016+27.7%
2020+28.4%
2024+25.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDavid LucasState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.8 points in 2012. 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 34% 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
Georgia
98.0twin score
% Black2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 24
Alabama
97.6twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectory% Catholic
State Senate District 12
Georgia
97.3twin score
% 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

counties it covers7
Bibb CountyHancock CountyHouston CountyJohnson CountyTwiggs CountyWashington CountyWilkinson County

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 76,536 votes cast, 47,692 went Democratic and 28,538 went Republican.
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 5 presidential elections in Georgia 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.