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Georgia 42nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+26.62012R+30.32016R+29.12020R+18.62024R+11.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+11.8
2024
median income$84,294U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age38.6U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate9.9%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.2%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english7.7%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American12.0%
English11.2%
Irish7.7%
African American†28.5%
Jamaican1.5%
African0.6%
Mexican3.0%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Guatemalan0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Chinese0.2%
religion

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

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

Georgia 42nd State Senate District

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Georgia 42nd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+11.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 42nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 42nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+11.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 42nd State Senate District · R+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.6%60,661
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.8%47,839
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%622
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 42nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Henry County, GADemocraticD+29.5
Morgan County, GARepublicanR+45.9
Newton County, GADemocraticD+15.0
Walton County, GARepublicanR+45.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.8%Harris47,839
55.6%Trump60,661
0.6%Oliver622
−11.8%
109,122
R
40.1%Biden39,927
58.7%Trump58,408
1.1%Jorgensen1,124
−18.6%
99,459
R
34.2%Clinton27,430
63.4%Trump50,796
2.4%Johnson1,951
−29.1%
80,177
R
34.9%Obama26,530
65.1%Romney49,568
0.0%
−30.3%
76,098
R
36.2%Obama27,948
62.8%McCain48,483
0.9%Barr719
−26.6%
77,150
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: −11.8% in 2024.−11.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−26.6%
2012−30.3%
2016−29.1%
2020−18.6%
2024−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrian StricklandState Senate · 42

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+37.3, this Fulton or DeKalb-area district anchors the Democratic coalition in the Atlanta metro, where dense, majority-minority precincts drive some of the state's widest partisan margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 30.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 191,057, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,294 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 10 and State Senate District 2.

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 10
North Carolina
89.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 2
Mississippi
89.1twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 18
Georgia
87.8twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Georgia 42nd State Senate District

counties it covers4
Henry CountyMorgan CountyNewton CountyWalton County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 42nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 42nd State Senate District voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,122 votes cast, 47,839 went Democratic and 60,661 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Georgia 42nd State Senate District has a population of 191,057 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 42nd State Senate District is $84,294 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 42nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.