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Georgia 51st State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English18.2%10.3%9.5%

Irish11.9%6.9%9.4%

German11.3%6.3%12.5%

American9.7%7.6%5.3%

Scottish3.7%1.7%1.3%

Italian3.0%2.2%4.8%

Scotch-Irish2.3%——

French1.1%1.0%1.6%

Mexican2.7%5.5%11.3%

Guatemalan0.6%0.7%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%

Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%

Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%

Salvadoran0.2%0.5%0.7%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Median age	47	37.7	39.1
Age 18–24	9.3%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.9%	15.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Median household income	$74,215	$77,353	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.0%	13.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	28.3%	34.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.7%	65.7%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Median home value	$326,000	$303,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,096	$1,393	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.3%	52.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	22.4%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Mean commute	28.8 min	28.3 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	12.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	12.4%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.5%	15.5%	22.3%
Spanish	4.2%	8.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Catholic	—	8.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	26.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	49.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	GA SD 51	Georgia	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.9%	11.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.7%	7.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.455	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic17.6%21,096TrumpRepublican81.8%97,832OtherAll other candidates0.5%611

R+64.2

Lead: 76,736
Total: 119,539
vs nation: R+62.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic17.3%17,879TrumpRepublican81.6%84,182OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,153

R+64.2

Lead: 66,303
Total: 103,214
vs nation: R+68.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic15.1%12,291TrumpRepublican81.4%66,086OtherAll other candidates3.5%2,848

R+66.2

Lead: 53,795
Total: 81,225
vs nation: R+68.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic17.1%12,187RomneyRepublican81.2%57,998OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,260

R+64.1

Lead: 45,811
Total: 71,445
vs nation: R+68.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic21.6%15,548McCainRepublican76.7%55,099OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,180

R+55.1

Lead: 39,551
Total: 71,827
vs nation: R+62.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic23.6%14,455BushRepublican75.6%46,335OtherAll other candidates0.8%521

R+52.0

Lead: 31,880
Total: 61,311
vs nation: R+49.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic30.2%14,211BushRepublican67.1%31,571OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,297

R+36.9

Lead: 17,360
Total: 47,079
vs nation: R+37.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.2%14,334DoleRepublican49.6%18,642OtherAll other candidates12.2%4,579

R+11.5

Lead: 4,308
Total: 37,555
vs nation: R+20.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+64.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 190,1672024 5-year
Population density: 97 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,967 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $74,2152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57.4 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66.2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 30, NC · twin score 94.6

presidential history

Party record book

Georgia 51st State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1932–2024 · 24 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

68.7%

15,953 votes · D+37.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 62.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

81.8%

97,832 votes · R+64.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 81.6%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

21,096votes

17.6% of the vote · R+64.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 17,879 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

97,832votes

81.8% of the vote · R+64.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 84,182 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

+35.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+37.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · +17.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+68.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+64.2 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +68.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSteve GoochState Senate · 51

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	15.7%17,336	84.3%93,281	110,617
2020	R	16.8%16,141	83.2%79,806	95,947

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.4 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 66.2 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 64.2 points.

A population of 190,167, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,215 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 30 and State Senate District 50.

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 30

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 50

2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical

State Senate District 2

2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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.

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Places within Georgia 51st State Senate District

counties it covers7

Dawson County Fannin County Gilmer County Lumpkin County Pickens County Union County White County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 51st State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Georgia 51st State Senate District voted Republican by 64.2 points (R+64.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 119,539 votes cast, 21,096 went Democratic and 97,832 went Republican.

When did Georgia 51st State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Georgia 51st State Senate District voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Georgia 51st State Senate District?

Georgia 51st State Senate District has a population of 190,167 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Georgia 51st State Senate District?

Median household income in Georgia 51st State Senate District is $74,215 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Georgia 51st State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Georgia 51st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.