Georgia 46th State Senate District, Georgia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 245,5782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,9452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 46, 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 | 52,968 | 67,878 | 122,239 | ||
| R | 50,279 | 61,656 | 113,551 | ||
| R | 35,979 | 51,479 | 92,497 | ||
| R | 30,353 | 51,029 | 82,968 | ||
| R | 32,303 | 49,320 | 82,455 | ||
| R | 22,583 | 43,591 | 66,854 | ||
| R | 17,586 | 30,705 | 50,460 | ||
| R | 16,907 | 22,337 | 42,596 | ||
| R | 15,499 | 18,622 | 39,882 | ||
| R | 10,018 | 18,027 | 28,212 | ||
| R | 8,194 | 15,753 | 23,947 | ||
| D | 11,070 | 9,166 | 21,179 | ||
| D | 12,017 | 5,967 | 17,984 | ||
| R | 3,761 | 10,623 | 14,384 | ||
| O | 3,805 | 4,330 | 14,327 | ||
| D | 6,132 | 5,637 | 11,770 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 1,647 | 7,406 | ||
| D | 5,452 | 1,556 | 7,008 | ||
| D | 5,995 | 1,235 | 7,229 | ||
| D | 3,618 | 510 | 4,828 | ||
| D | 3,421 | 495 | 3,916 | ||
| D | 3,554 | 422 | 3,990 | ||
| D | 2,972 | 380 | 3,358 | ||
| D | 3,030 | 130 | 3,181 | ||
| D | 1,679 | 1,008 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 1,515 | 228 | 1,900 | ||
| D | 1,806 | 417 | 2,223 | ||
| D | 1,874 | 131 | 2,274 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 53 | 1,628 | ||
| D | 881 | 398 | 1,725 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 296 | 1,976 | ||
| D | 1,072 | 476 | 1,758 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 998 | 2,336 | ||
| D | 1,467 | 615 | 2,834 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
Irish
7.9%
German
7.4%
American
6.7%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.1%
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: 36.6 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
$85,945
State Senate District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 46$85,945
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia Senate District 46 sits in the suburban Atlanta orbit, where population growth and demographic shift have compressed margins that once ran wider. At R+8.4 in 2024, the district remains competitive enough to draw attention in wave cycles.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Georgia 46th State Senate District, by a thirty-two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twelve points.
The political shift has tracked, in Georgia 46th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,945, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 46, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 46, Georgia voted Republican by 12.2 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 122,239 votes cast, 52,968 went Democratic and 67,878 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 46, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 46, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 46, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 46, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 46, Georgia?
State Senate District 46, Georgia has a population of 245,578 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 46, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 46, Georgia is $85,945 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 46, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 46, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.