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State Senate District 51·Georgia

Georgia 51st State Senate District has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential cycles.

A heavily Democratic district anchored in metro Atlanta's urban core

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
196,767
2024 ACS

Georgia 51st State Senate District, Georgia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+64MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
196,7672024 5-year
Median household income
$75,0072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 0 D · 7 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−63.9%
20,89796,600118,408
R
−64.1%
17,77883,228102,140
R
−66.1%
12,23065,39980,452
R
−64.0%
12,12657,37970,737
R
−55.0%
15,47454,50270,907
R
−51.8%
14,38745,81460,726
R
−36.6%
14,14531,22046,645
R
−11.2%
14,27118,43337,212
R
−4.1%
14,05215,53235,701
R
−36.7%
8,67018,79527,613
R
−34.6%
7,87016,19524,065
D
+8.1%
12,73510,79024,113
D
+37.5%
15,8817,22423,105
R
−57.6%
3,74413,90617,650
R
−25.8%
4,4029,95821,504
D
+4.2%
11,84310,88922,735
R
−7.0%
8,2819,53717,817
R
−14.6%
7,73610,38218,119
D
+2.2%
8,2097,84816,057
R
−0.8%
7,3567,47415,411
D
+8.9%
5,9234,95210,876
D
+14.0%
6,4234,83911,285
D
+8.3%
6,2955,32511,619
D
+25.4%
7,3014,34511,651
R
−38.1%
3,5187,85211,370
R
−6.8%
4,2464,8749,201
R
−20.8%
2,5013,8116,312
D
+26.3%
3,6651,6977,487
D
+37.8%
2,0975554,079
R
−23.9%
1,7502,8664,660
R
−5.8%
2,6342,9886,122
D
+1.3%
2,4642,4014,930
R
−3.7%
3,1113,3506,520
D
+7.8%
3,1002,5956,456
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.0%
Irish
11.8%
German
11.2%
American
9.6%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.2%
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: 47.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
3.9%
75–84
4.0%
7.3%
65–74
7.7%
7.6%
55–64
8.0%
5.8%
45–54
6.0%
5.1%
35–44
5.1%
5.2%
25–34
5.2%
4.9%
18–24
4.4%
6.8%
5–17
6.3%
2.4%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,007
State Senate District 51 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 51$75,007
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.2%
Other Christian
10.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.8%
Methodist
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia SD-51 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 18 points, reflecting the dense, diverse electorate typical of Atlanta's inner suburbs and city neighborhoods.

The Republican margin in Georgia 51st State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,007, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 196,767 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 51, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 51, Georgia voted Republican by 63.9 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 118,408 votes cast, 20,897 went Democratic and 96,600 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 51, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 51, Georgia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 51, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 51, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 51, Georgia?
State Senate District 51, Georgia has a population of 196,767 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 51, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 51, Georgia is $75,007 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 51, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 51, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.