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State Senate District 29·Georgia

Georgia 29th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 14 points.

One of Georgia's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
209,113
2024 ACS

Georgia 29th State Senate District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
209,1132024 5-year
Median household income
$64,3312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.3%2024 5-year
Black
37.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
4 counties · 1 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.7%
41,94255,33397,807
R
−10.5%
41,20551,04293,243
R
−12.7%
33,60143,73279,766
R
−7.8%
36,09342,27179,193
R
−7.6%
36,83142,88680,168
R
−17.5%
27,93339,84468,165
R
−9.8%
24,05029,33754,013
R
−0.8%
22,19322,57447,779
D
+1.8%
23,32022,38251,903
R
−19.6%
16,93725,25442,331
R
−15.1%
18,59625,23343,828
D
+21.0%
23,74015,34040,058
D
+32.3%
25,06012,83437,894
R
−56.0%
7,27525,80733,083
O
−3.1%
8,7759,87335,646
R
−11.5%
14,39118,13332,526
D
+25.5%
13,6398,09421,733
D
+35.3%
13,9006,65120,552
D
+46.2%
16,5586,09922,657
D
+55.7%
8,9981,85912,810
D
+77.2%
8,9211,15010,070
D
+83.1%
8,9808159,826
D
+87.4%
8,1295428,678
D
+93.1%
7,1952477,462
D
+37.5%
4,4652,0306,494
D
+71.5%
3,5943754,501
D
+71.4%
3,4585774,036
D
+84.0%
3,6301414,156
D
+89.1%
3,637664,006
D
+56.2%
2,5955343,668
D
+70.6%
2,9562643,814
D
+51.3%
2,7068253,666
D
+29.9%
3,3351,7485,303
D
+33.1%
4,9552,2108,285
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.2%
American
7.8%
Irish
7.3%
German
6.4%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.8%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.7%
Other Christian
11.2%
Methodist
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 36 points, this district sits well outside Georgia's competitive corridor, reflecting the rural and exurban conservative geography that anchors Republican legislative majorities.

The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Georgia 29th State Senate District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was fourteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 29th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $64,331, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Georgia voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 97,807 votes cast, 41,942 went Democratic and 55,333 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Georgia?
State Senate District 29, Georgia has a population of 209,113 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 29, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Georgia is $64,331 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.