Georgia 50th State Senate District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 219,4602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,4202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 50, 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 | 21,562 | 94,279 | 116,816 | ||
| R | 18,968 | 81,513 | 101,622 | ||
| R | 13,304 | 64,947 | 81,187 | ||
| R | 13,488 | 58,638 | 73,363 | ||
| R | 16,587 | 56,697 | 74,110 | ||
| R | 15,783 | 48,567 | 64,826 | ||
| R | 15,459 | 34,170 | 50,689 | ||
| R | 17,296 | 22,733 | 45,635 | ||
| R | 17,101 | 20,792 | 45,476 | ||
| R | 11,769 | 22,524 | 34,455 | ||
| R | 12,006 | 21,513 | 33,519 | ||
| D | 22,542 | 11,285 | 34,542 | ||
| D | 26,224 | 6,815 | 33,039 | ||
| R | 3,454 | 14,715 | 18,169 | ||
| O | 5,685 | 7,590 | 27,736 | ||
| D | 17,180 | 7,628 | 24,818 | ||
| D | 15,630 | 4,847 | 20,477 | ||
| D | 13,516 | 4,222 | 17,738 | ||
| D | 15,309 | 4,106 | 19,415 | ||
| D | 6,522 | 1,443 | 8,739 | ||
| D | 8,625 | 2,288 | 10,918 | ||
| D | 8,355 | 1,989 | 10,396 | ||
| D | 8,524 | 2,013 | 10,571 | ||
| D | 8,323 | 1,318 | 9,737 | ||
| R | 4,477 | 4,792 | 9,270 | ||
| D | 4,081 | 1,611 | 6,004 | ||
| D | 3,523 | 2,577 | 6,100 | ||
| D | 6,025 | 845 | 8,038 | ||
| D | 3,044 | 237 | 4,820 | ||
| D | 2,101 | 1,748 | 4,634 | ||
| D | 2,985 | 1,307 | 6,213 | ||
| D | 2,567 | 1,316 | 4,548 | ||
| D | 3,419 | 1,830 | 5,583 | ||
| D | 4,280 | 1,233 | 8,066 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.4%
American
11.4%
Irish
10.2%
German
7.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.9%
French
0.7%
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: 42.0 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
$69,420
State Senate District 50 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 50$69,420
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 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia Senate District 50, anchored in the southern Atlanta metro, posted a D+13 margin in 2024 and reflects the dense, diverse suburban corridors that have redrawn Georgia's legislative map over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 50th State Senate District peaked at seventy-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $69,420 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 50, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 50, Georgia voted Republican by 62.2 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 116,816 votes cast, 21,562 went Democratic and 94,279 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 50, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 50, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 50, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 50, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 50, Georgia?
State Senate District 50, Georgia has a population of 219,460 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 50, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 50, Georgia is $69,420 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 50, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 50, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.