Georgia 30th State Senate District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 199,4742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,8152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 42,115 | 56,000 | 99,132 | ||
| R | 38,299 | 52,039 | 91,461 | ||
| R | 27,685 | 44,109 | 74,804 | ||
| R | 26,276 | 42,428 | 69,725 | ||
| R | 27,324 | 42,882 | 70,965 | ||
| R | 17,652 | 38,386 | 56,437 | ||
| R | 14,228 | 25,895 | 41,185 | ||
| R | 13,024 | 18,136 | 34,598 | ||
| R | 12,925 | 16,715 | 35,336 | ||
| R | 7,842 | 18,210 | 26,169 | ||
| R | 7,339 | 17,114 | 24,452 | ||
| D | 11,888 | 9,251 | 21,775 | ||
| D | 14,338 | 5,418 | 19,756 | ||
| R | 2,443 | 11,379 | 13,823 | ||
| O | 2,675 | 4,055 | 15,732 | ||
| R | 6,138 | 7,542 | 13,683 | ||
| D | 6,718 | 3,415 | 10,133 | ||
| D | 6,084 | 3,698 | 9,782 | ||
| D | 6,131 | 2,286 | 8,417 | ||
| D | 4,367 | 1,704 | 7,343 | ||
| D | 3,408 | 1,504 | 4,912 | ||
| D | 3,817 | 961 | 4,790 | ||
| D | 4,086 | 1,312 | 5,410 | ||
| D | 3,588 | 424 | 4,040 | ||
| R | 1,903 | 3,032 | 4,935 | ||
| D | 1,505 | 1,008 | 2,831 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 2,072 | 3,531 | ||
| D | 1,897 | 226 | 3,251 | ||
| O | 1,130 | 70 | 2,403 | ||
| R | 785 | 931 | 2,159 | ||
| D | 1,069 | 783 | 2,707 | ||
| D | 1,295 | 1,242 | 2,701 | ||
| D | 1,492 | 1,466 | 3,043 | ||
| D | 2,120 | 647 | 3,792 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.4%
English
9.9%
Irish
7.0%
German
4.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.8 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
$80,815
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$80,815
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41.4, this district ranks among the most reliably conservative in the state, suggesting statewide Democratic candidates rarely invest resources here and Republican primaries often function as the decisive contest.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Georgia 30th State Senate District, by a forty points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was fourteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 30th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,815, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 30, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Georgia voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,132 votes cast, 42,115 went Democratic and 56,000 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 30, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Georgia?
State Senate District 30, Georgia has a population of 199,474 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 30, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Georgia is $80,815 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.