State Senate District 37 State Senate District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 37th State Senate District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 252,8272024 5-year
Median household income: $101,9082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.1%2024 5-year
Black: 26.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+12.2%	72,738	56,701	131,915
2020	D	+12.0%	70,518	55,187	127,784
2016	D	+0.3%	50,851	50,558	108,135
2012	R	−13.7%	42,419	56,170	100,520
2008	R	−10.6%	45,066	55,849	101,980
2004	R	−25.5%	33,232	56,303	90,383
2000	R	−23.1%	27,804	45,298	75,610
1996	R	−20.0%	23,699	36,571	64,398
1992	R	−19.8%	20,619	33,163	63,227
1988	R	−45.4%	12,739	34,093	47,075
1984	R	−53.9%	9,324	31,132	40,456
1980	R	−11.7%	12,931	16,549	30,966
1976	D	+15.2%	14,822	10,911	25,733
1972	R	−69.6%	2,550	14,200	16,749
1968	R	−20.7%	2,934	6,021	14,894
1964	R	−9.3%	5,629	6,783	12,413
1960	D	+23.6%	4,360	2,696	7,055
1956	D	+27.5%	3,989	2,266	6,256
1952	D	+43.1%	3,546	1,410	4,956
1948	D	+47.6%	1,707	517	2,499
1944	D	+57.6%	1,738	468	2,206
1940	D	+64.0%	1,549	339	1,891
1936	D	+60.9%	1,078	261	1,342
1932	D	+86.0%	1,103	79	1,191
1928	R	−7.9%	521	611	1,133
1924	D	+47.7%	502	157	724
1920	D	+5.7%	461	411	872
1916	D	+69.8%	668	51	884
1912	D	+70.1%	567	21	779
1908	D	+15.6%	344	242	654
1904	D	+50.5%	438	106	657
1900	D	+41.3%	442	172	654
1896	D	+24.9%	527	310	871
1892	D	+42.5%	681	217	1,093
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.4%

German

8.0%

Irish

7.8%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.5%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

1.5%

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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.9%

65–74

4.6%

5.9%

55–64

6.4%

6.6%

45–54

7.0%

35–44

7.3%

7.2%

25–34

7.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.6%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$101,908

State Senate District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 37$101,908

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)8.1%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.6%

speak English only

Spanish11.9%

Other Indo-European5.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.8%

Other Christian

12.6%

Baptist

12.0%

Methodist

8.8%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the suburban Atlanta corridor, this district's electorate reflects the college-educated, racially diverse growth that has reshaped Georgia's political geography, delivering a 12-point Democratic margin in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 37th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,908 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 37, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 37, Georgia voted Democratic by 12.2 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 131,915 votes cast, 72,738 went Democratic and 56,701 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 37, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 37, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 37, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 37, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 37, Georgia?

State Senate District 37, Georgia has a population of 252,827 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 37, Georgia?

Median household income in State Senate District 37, Georgia is $101,908 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State Senate District 37, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 37, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 37th State Senate District delivered D+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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