Georgia 43rd State Senate District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 214,8572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,6132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 29.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 46.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 43, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 68,538 | 29,324 | 99,197 | ||
| D | 66,829 | 29,853 | 97,784 | ||
| D | 49,774 | 28,340 | 81,665 | ||
| D | 45,270 | 32,230 | 78,538 | ||
| D | 44,291 | 33,381 | 78,244 | ||
| R | 29,097 | 35,756 | 65,365 | ||
| R | 21,163 | 28,304 | 51,354 | ||
| R | 19,095 | 23,836 | 46,452 | ||
| R | 16,986 | 22,077 | 45,829 | ||
| R | 10,772 | 22,359 | 33,343 | ||
| R | 8,449 | 19,906 | 28,355 | ||
| R | 10,526 | 11,335 | 22,916 | ||
| D | 10,923 | 7,545 | 18,468 | ||
| R | 2,629 | 10,474 | 13,103 | ||
| R | 2,956 | 4,341 | 11,544 | ||
| R | 4,528 | 4,652 | 9,180 | ||
| D | 3,624 | 1,926 | 5,550 | ||
| D | 3,873 | 1,415 | 5,288 | ||
| D | 3,339 | 1,208 | 4,547 | ||
| D | 2,066 | 460 | 2,865 | ||
| D | 1,902 | 286 | 2,188 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 252 | 2,374 | ||
| D | 1,481 | 178 | 1,661 | ||
| D | 1,004 | 59 | 1,072 | ||
| D | 700 | 388 | 1,089 | ||
| D | 606 | 76 | 742 | ||
| D | 741 | 345 | 1,085 | ||
| D | 734 | 95 | 917 | ||
| D | 589 | 20 | 723 | ||
| D | 469 | 245 | 851 | ||
| D | 606 | 169 | 989 | ||
| D | 546 | 236 | 859 | ||
| D | 652 | 589 | 1,270 | ||
| D | 766 | 461 | 1,528 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.7%
English
5.6%
Irish
4.1%
German
3.9%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 37.6 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
$81,613
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$81,613
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.5, this district ranks among the state's most reliably right-leaning constituencies, suggesting a voter base with limited electoral competition at most levels of the ballot.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 43rd State Senate District peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2008 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $81,613 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 43, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, Georgia voted Democratic by 39.5 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 99,197 votes cast, 68,538 went Democratic and 29,324 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 43, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 43, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, Georgia?
State Senate District 43, Georgia has a population of 214,857 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 43, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, Georgia is $81,613 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.