State Senate District 56 State Senate District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 56th State Senate District, Georgia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 146,8432024 5-year
Median household income: $101,7452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.9%2024 5-year
Black: 27.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+12.0%	42,611	33,348	77,306
2020	D	+13.0%	41,235	31,624	73,997
2016	D	+3.4%	30,027	27,900	61,661
2012	R	−9.0%	25,161	30,254	56,452
2008	R	−4.5%	26,840	29,373	56,769
2004	R	−18.7%	19,586	28,726	48,760
2000	R	−16.5%	15,827	22,316	39,397
1996	R	−11.1%	13,984	17,731	33,737
1992	R	−8.7%	12,826	15,690	33,021
1988	R	−28.7%	8,879	16,096	25,141
1984	R	−31.4%	7,786	14,908	22,694
1980	D	+3.1%	8,940	8,385	18,187
1976	D	+24.2%	10,009	6,114	16,123
1972	R	−41.9%	3,535	8,633	12,168
1968	R	−6.0%	3,798	4,506	11,833
1964	D	+2.2%	5,360	5,127	10,488
1960	D	+9.6%	3,626	2,988	6,613
1956	D	+19.1%	3,244	2,205	5,449
1952	D	+26.7%	3,157	1,826	4,983
1948	D	+33.1%	1,655	745	2,746
1944	D	+58.8%	1,961	509	2,470
1940	D	+61.3%	1,715	409	2,130
1936	D	+66.1%	1,362	276	1,642
1932	D	+80.3%	1,191	124	1,328
1928	R	−12.3%	538	689	1,227
1924	D	+38.5%	521	208	812
1920	D	+10.5%	430	348	779
1916	D	+62.7%	612	90	832
1912	D	+67.1%	501	25	709
1908	D	+13.2%	307	229	589
1904	D	+48.7%	404	110	604
1900	D	+40.1%	373	153	549
1896	D	+18.4%	401	271	705
1892	D	+39.9%	478	161	795
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.3%

German

8.3%

Irish

8.1%

American

4.8%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

2.0%

Polish

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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.3%

3.9%

65–74

4.6%

5.9%

55–64

6.3%

6.7%

45–54

7.0%

35–44

7.3%

25–34

7.5%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$101,745

State Senate District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 56$101,745

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.0%

Other Indo-European4.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.8%

Baptist

14.7%

Other Christian

11.0%

Methodist

8.7%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+76, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic constituencies in the state, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban core where statewide races are rarely competitive.

The Democratic margin in Georgia 56th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,745 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 56, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 56, Georgia voted Democratic by 12.0 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,306 votes cast, 42,611 went Democratic and 33,348 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 56, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 56, Georgia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 56, Georgia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 56, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 56, Georgia?

State Senate District 56, Georgia has a population of 146,843 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 56, Georgia?

Median household income in State Senate District 56, Georgia is $101,745 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of State Senate District 56, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 56, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 56th State Senate District delivered D+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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