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Georgia 53rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+47.12012R+51.92016R+60.52020R+58.02024R+58.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+58.4
2024
median income$63,070U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age40.8U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate12.5%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.4%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English19.7%
American16.6%
Irish11.5%
African American†4.2%
Mexican1.6%
Guatemalan1.1%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Asian Indian0.2%
Korean0.1%
Chinese0.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Walker County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Georgia 53rd State Senate District

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Georgia 53rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+58.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Georgia 53rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Georgia 53rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+58.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Georgia 53rd State Senate District · R+58.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.9%72,768
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.5%18,934
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%498
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Georgia 53rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Catoosa County, GARepublicanR+55.4
Chattooga County, GARepublicanR+64.2
Dade County, GARepublicanR+66.5
Floyd County, GARepublicanR+42.0
Walker County, GARepublicanR+59.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
20.5%Harris18,934
78.9%Trump72,768
0.5%Oliver498
−58.4%
92,200
R
20.3%Biden17,293
78.3%Trump66,818
1.4%Jorgensen1,208
−58.0%
85,319
R
18.1%Clinton12,668
78.7%Trump54,947
3.2%Johnson2,216
−60.5%
69,831
R
24.0%Obama14,832
76.0%Romney46,887
0.0%
−51.9%
61,719
R
25.6%Obama17,398
72.7%McCain49,350
1.6%Barr1,089
−47.1%
67,837
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −58.4% in 2024.−58.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−47.1%
2012−51.9%
2016−60.5%
2020−58.0%
2024−58.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RLanny ThomasState Senate · 53

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 58.4 points.

A population of 190,236, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,070 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 4.

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 21
Kentucky
97.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry
State Senate District 4
Alabama
96.9twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 15
Kentucky
96.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectory

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 53rd State Senate District

counties it covers5
Catoosa CountyChattooga CountyDade CountyFloyd CountyWalker County

Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia 53rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 53rd State Senate District voted Republican by 58.4 points (R+58.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,200 votes cast, 18,934 went Democratic and 72,768 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 53rd State Senate District?
Georgia 53rd State Senate District has a population of 190,236 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 53rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 53rd State Senate District is $63,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 53rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Georgia 53rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.