Georgia 54th State Senate District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 188,0232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,7432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 54, 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 | 17,110 | 60,317 | 77,934 | ||
| R | 16,226 | 52,982 | 69,973 | ||
| R | 12,098 | 43,153 | 57,433 | ||
| R | 12,305 | 37,543 | 50,795 | ||
| R | 14,361 | 37,143 | 52,127 | ||
| R | 12,821 | 35,704 | 48,823 | ||
| R | 12,711 | 27,287 | 40,732 | ||
| R | 13,727 | 19,540 | 36,971 | ||
| R | 13,144 | 19,166 | 37,775 | ||
| R | 8,055 | 21,248 | 29,418 | ||
| R | 8,868 | 19,609 | 28,477 | ||
| D | 16,644 | 10,248 | 27,480 | ||
| D | 18,478 | 6,647 | 25,125 | ||
| R | 3,245 | 14,458 | 17,703 | ||
| O | 4,403 | 7,453 | 19,846 | ||
| D | 12,175 | 7,330 | 19,514 | ||
| D | 7,078 | 5,925 | 13,003 | ||
| D | 7,545 | 6,109 | 13,654 | ||
| D | 8,136 | 4,204 | 12,340 | ||
| D | 6,202 | 2,145 | 9,347 | ||
| D | 5,283 | 2,161 | 7,445 | ||
| D | 5,765 | 1,927 | 7,707 | ||
| D | 5,582 | 2,057 | 7,654 | ||
| D | 5,526 | 923 | 6,516 | ||
| R | 2,685 | 3,527 | 6,212 | ||
| D | 2,703 | 1,611 | 4,521 | ||
| R | 2,019 | 2,613 | 4,633 | ||
| D | 3,005 | 458 | 4,485 | ||
| D | 1,570 | 213 | 3,105 | ||
| R | 1,251 | 1,770 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 919 | 2,668 | ||
| D | 1,421 | 1,146 | 2,815 | ||
| D | 2,063 | 1,205 | 3,390 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 600 | 3,830 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.5%
American
9.0%
Irish
6.8%
German
4.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.0%
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: 37.7 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
$66,743
State Senate District 54 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 54$66,743
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)15.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.0%
speak English only
Spanish22.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+23.8, District 54 sits well outside Georgia's statewide battleground range. Its composition reflects the heavily Democratic suburban and urban precincts that anchor the Atlanta metro's denser corridors.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 54th State Senate District peaked at seventy-one 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-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,743 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 54, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 54, Georgia voted Republican by 55.4 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 77,934 votes cast, 17,110 went Democratic and 60,317 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 54, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 54, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 54, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 54, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 54, Georgia?
State Senate District 54, Georgia has a population of 188,023 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 54, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 54, Georgia is $66,743 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 54, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 54, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.