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Georgia 40th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+9.12012R+3.72016D+18.72020D+29.32024D+27.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+27.9
2024
median income$93,173U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age35.2U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate10.5%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)46.2%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english23.5%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English10.8%
German8.4%
American7.4%
Mexican9.9%
Guatemalan3.2%
Puerto Rican1.8%
African American†14.1%
Jamaican0.6%
Ethiopian0.5%
Asian Indian3.4%
Chinese1.7%
Vietnamese1.4%
religion

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

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

Georgia 40th State Senate District

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Georgia 40th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+27.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 40th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 40th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+27.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 40th State Senate District · D+27.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.3%51,799
Donald TrumpRepublican35.4%28,989
Chase OliverLibertarian1.3%1,059
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 40th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
DeKalb County, GADemocraticD+64.4
Gwinnett County, GADemocraticD+16.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
63.3%Harris51,799
35.4%Trump28,989
1.3%Oliver1,059
+27.9%
81,847
D
63.9%Biden53,346
34.6%Trump28,862
1.5%Jorgensen1,243
+29.3%
83,451
D
56.9%Clinton39,060
38.2%Trump26,256
4.9%Johnson3,333
+18.7%
68,649
R
48.2%Obama30,250
51.8%Romney32,551
0.0%
−3.7%
62,801
D
54.1%Obama39,909
45.0%McCain33,193
0.9%Barr669
+9.1%
73,771
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: +27.9% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+27.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+9.1%
2012−3.7%
2016+18.7%
2020+29.3%
2024+27.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSally HarrellState Senate · 40

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Georgia SD-40 gave the Democratic presidential nominee a 35-point margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably blue legislative districts. Its urban density and demographic composition anchor that consistent skew.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 3.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.9 points.

A population of 190,544, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,173 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 29 and State Senate District 7.

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 29
Indiana
90.8twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin
State Senate District 7
Georgia
85.9twin score
12-yr trend2024 margin% White≠ % Asian
State Senate District 14
Georgia
85.8twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ % unaffiliated

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 40th State Senate District

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DeKalb County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 40th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 40th State Senate District voted Democratic by 27.9 points (D+27.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 81,847 votes cast, 51,799 went Democratic and 28,989 went Republican.
When did Georgia 40th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Georgia 40th State Senate District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Georgia 40th State Senate District?
Georgia 40th State Senate District has a population of 190,544 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 40th State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 40th State Senate District is $93,173 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 40th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 40th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.