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State Senate District 53·Georgia

Georgia 53rd State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

A reliably Republican district anchored in exurban and rural Georgia

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+57
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
202,688
2024 ACS

Georgia 53rd State Senate District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
202,6882024 5-year
Median household income
$64,6022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.4%2024 5-year
Black
4.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 1972MIT Election Lab
5 counties · 0 D · 5 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−57.1%
20,48875,82696,983
R
−56.7%
18,71969,50689,494
R
−58.3%
13,77857,16474,355
R
−48.6%
16,61249,52167,659
R
−45.5%
18,91251,19271,020
R
−41.8%
18,85146,27765,614
R
−30.4%
18,65335,24554,624
R
−11.5%
19,19724,86549,464
R
−10.2%
18,60023,71050,161
R
−36.4%
13,73329,56243,438
R
−33.6%
13,96028,07642,036
D
+4.2%
21,05819,33841,153
D
+31.1%
24,63812,94637,584
R
−69.0%
4,35423,77828,132
O
−10.3%
5,3449,21437,635
D
+1.2%
15,70415,31731,050
D
+13.0%
13,08610,08323,168
D
+16.3%
12,1458,73320,878
D
+33.2%
13,5546,79020,344
D
+58.0%
10,6212,35614,248
D
+64.7%
8,7951,88710,684
D
+72.1%
9,0301,45110,505
D
+75.5%
8,5161,1829,711
D
+77.3%
7,2608918,235
R
−11.7%
3,3494,2337,582
D
+46.6%
5,0431,7647,035
D
+26.4%
3,2481,8915,139
D
+67.8%
4,6455286,069
D
+53.5%
2,3223803,627
R
−1.4%
2,0272,0894,281
D
+28.9%
2,2371,1603,724
D
+24.8%
2,3381,3773,871
D
+33.6%
3,3581,6105,206
D
+55.4%
3,7068325,192
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.4%
American
16.4%
Irish
11.3%
German
7.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.8%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
27.0%
Other Christian
8.6%
Methodist
4.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+16.5, District 53 sits well outside Georgia's competitive zones, reflecting the strong Republican lean common to the state's rural and outer-suburban corridors.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 53rd State Senate District peaked at seventy-seven 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 thirty-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $64,602 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 53, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 53, Georgia voted Republican by 57.1 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 96,983 votes cast, 20,488 went Democratic and 75,826 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 53, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 53, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 53, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 53, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 53, Georgia?
State Senate District 53, Georgia has a population of 202,688 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 53, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 53, Georgia is $64,602 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 53, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 53, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.